Tuesday, May 31, 2022

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0250Z May 31, 2022

SMOKE:
Central and Eastern U.S...
Wildfires continue to burn in north-central and southwestern New
Mexico, producing light to moderate density smoke moving northeastward
into western Kansas/Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle.  Remnant smoke
from the New Mexico wildfires formed a large plume of light smoke that
covered much of the central and eastern U.S.  Smoke from seasonal fire
activity in Mexico was likely contributing to the plume across parts
of the south-central U.S.


SMOKE/AEROSOL:
Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Pacific...
A large plume of primarily light to moderate density smoke from
ongoing seasonal burns mixed with aerosols from oil/gas flaring and
other industrial sources was detected covering most of Mexico and
extending offshore to the south and west of Mexico over the open
Pacific.  The smoke also extended over the western Gulf of Mexico.
Moderate density smoke was observed over eastern Mexico and extending
to the east covering much of the western Gulf of Mexico.  Another
patch of moderate density smoke was observed along the southwestern
coastal region of Mexico.

Konon


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.