DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0106Z May 17, 2022
SMOKE: New Mexico... Wildfire activity across New Mexico, namely the Black and Bear Trap fires, were observed producing thick smoke throughout the day. Smoke from these fires was moving northeastward over the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. Central and Eastern U.S... An area of light to moderate density smoke from Wildfire activity across New Mexico with contributions from recent burning activity was observed over southern Nebraska in the north, then continues southwest covering most of Texas, then east covering the Gulf states and just off the eastern U.S. coast. A large area of moderate density smoke covers most of New Mexico, Texas, and Nebraska. Another area of moderate density smoke stretches through central Ohio and Indianapolis. This smoke continues south mixing with "SMOKE/AEROSOL" section. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Texas/Mexico/Central America/Gulf of Mexico/Pacific... A large mass of light to moderate density smoke from heavy seasonal fire activity mixed with aerosols from oil/gas flaring and other industrial sources in Mexico was observed covering most of Mexico, Texas, parts of Central America, the Bay of Campeche, most of the Gulf of Mexico, and extending well offshore south of Mexico and Central America into the Pacific. Moderate density smoke covered the western Gulf of Mexico, the Bay of Campeche, and a large part of central and southeastern Mexico and and south of the coast of Mexico and northwestern Central America extending southward over part of the Pacific. BLOWING DUST: Tropical Atlantic/Eastern Caribbean… Dust originating from the Sahara can be seen just moving over the Leeward Islands and into the eastern Caribbean. A new invigoration of dust can also be seen extending off the coast across the Cabo Verde islands to about 35W. Eglin THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF SMOKE ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE FIRES AND SMOKE WHICH HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM THE FIRES AND DRIFTED SOME DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SOURCE FIRE, TYPICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF ONE OR MORE DAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO DESCRIBED. USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VIEW A GRAPHIC DEPICTION OF THESE AND OTHER PLUMES WHICH ARE LESS EXTENSIVE AND STILL ATTACHED TO THE SOURCE FIRE IN VARIOUS GRAPHIC FORMATS ON OUR WEB SITE: JPEG map: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/currenthms.jpg Smoke data: https://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/FIRE/web/HMS/Smoke_Polygons Fire data: https://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/FIRE/web/HMS/Fire_Points ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO: SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov