DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z May 27, 2022
SMOKE: Southwestern U.S... A wildfire named the Topock-Pirate fire erupted along the California/Arizona border and produced light to moderate density smoke which was observed moving north. New Mexico/Texas/Mexico... Ongoing wildfires were observed in New Mexico producing moderate to heavy density smoke plumes. Wildfires in northern New Mexico were seen progressing eastward, with some remnant smoke spreading across northern Texas while the wildfires located in southwest New Mexico were observed moving southeast into Mexico, mixing into the “SMOKE/AEROSOL” mentioned below. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Texas/Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche/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, southern Texas the western and central Gulf of Mexico, the Bay of Campeche, and extending well offshore south of Mexico into the Pacific. Moderate density smoke was observed along eastern-coast of Mexico, extending into southern Texas and southwestern portion of the Gulf of Mexico. Moderate density smoke was also observed along western-coast of Mexico and extending south into the Pacific ocean. Nguyen 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