Wednesday, June 1, 2022

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

 


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.