DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0250Z June 1, 2022
SMOKE: Central and Eastern U.S./Canada/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 light to moderate smoke spreading north and east and thicker density smoke around the sources. Remnant light density smoke stretched northeast over the Southern Plains and extending as far as southern Quebec and Ontario. Some smoke contributions are likely from smaller seasonal/agricultural fires in the region. The thinner density smoke also was visible over most of the eastern U.S. and extending offshore to north of Bermuda for about 1000 mi. Smoke from the ongoing seasonal fire activity and a few wildfires occurring in Mexico was likely mixing in with some of the smoke over Texas, the Gulf of Mexico, and the southeastern U.S. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Texas/Gulf Coast/Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Pacific... 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 cover most of Mexico and extended well offshore over the Pacific. The smoke also covered most of the Gulf of Mexico and across Texas and portions of the Gulf Coast where it likely mixed with smoke from the New Mexico wildfires. Patches of embedded thicker smoke were detected over northeast and the southwest coast 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