Thursday, June 2, 2022

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0210Z June 3, 2022

SMOKE:
New Mexico....
The ongoing wildfires in New Mexico were emitting light to moderate
density plumes that were moving to the east.  Smoke from these fires as
well as smoke from additional recent heavy agricultural burning was
probably present across the south-central U.S., but cloud cover over
the region precluded further analysis.


Southeastern U.S./Atlantic...
An area of remnant light density smoke from the ongoing wildfires in
New Mexico with contributions from recent seasonal burning was
observed covering the southeast U.S. and Mid-Atlantic.  This plume
continued off the coast of Mid-Atlantic for over 1000 mi into the
Atlantic extending to the northeast of Bermuda.  Some of the plume
had smoke of moderate density over the Atlantic.


SMOKE/AEROSOL:
Texas/Mexico/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 much of central
and southern Mexico, southern Texas, the far western part of the Bay
of Campeche, and extending well offshore south and southwest of
Mexico over the open Pacific.


DUST:
Caribbean/Atlantic...
An area of light Saharan dust was observed moving into the eastern
Caribbean Sea.

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.