Saturday, May 28, 2022

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0104Z May 29, 2022

SMOKE:
Southwestern U.S...
The Lost Lake Fire near the Colorado River along the California-Arizona
border was responsible for a plume of light to moderate density smoke
that was moving northeast within Arizona as evening approached.

Georgia...
A possible wildfire in eastern Georgia was responsible for a moderate
to heavy smoke plumb that were generally moving east over the Atlantic
along the Georgian coast as evening approached.

Central and Southeastern U.S./Mid-Atlantic Region/Gulf of Mexico…
The Calf Canyon and Hermits Peak fires in north central New Mexico and the
Bear Trap, Water, and Black fires in southwestern New Mexico continue to
burn with significant smoke being produced throughout the day. Moderately
dense to thick smoke was visible through cloud cover moving northeast near
the Water and Black fires. Moderate density smoke was stretching farther
to the east over parts of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska,
Arkansas, Missouri, and Iowa. In addition, thinner density smoke primarily
from the New Mexico wildfires was seen over the Central U.S. extending
northward over southern Minnesota. Some smoke contribution from smaller
seasonal/agricultural type fire activity may also be occurring over the
north central U.S. The thinner density smoke also was visible over parts
of the Gulf of Mexico, the southeastern U.S., and along the Mid-Atlantic
coast. Smoke from the ongoing seasonal fire activity and a few wildfires
occurring in Mexico is likely mixing in with some of the smoke over Texas,
the Gulf of Mexico, and the southeastern U.S.

SMOKE/AEROSOL:
Texas/U.S. Gulf Coast Region/Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche/Pacific
Ocean off the Southern Coast of Mexico...
The large mass of light to moderate density smoke from significant
seasonal fire activity and a few wildfires mixed with aerosols from
oil/gas flaring and other industrial sources in Mexico continued to be
seen this morning covering most of Mexico and extending well offshore to
the south and west of Mexico over the Pacific. The smoke also extended
over most of the Gulf of Mexico and up across Texas and portions of the
U.S. Gulf Coast region where it likely mixed with smoke from the New
Mexico wildfires. A few smaller patches of embedded thicker smoke were
seen primarily over western Mexico.

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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

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.