DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1741Z June 3, 2022
SMOKE: New Mexico.... The ongoing wildfires in southwestern New Mexico were emitting light to moderate density plumes (with dense smoke at the source) that were combining and moving to the northeast before running into cloud cover over the northeast portion of the state. South-Central, Southeastern U.S., Atlantic Ocean... An area of remnant light to moderate density smoke from the ongoing wildfires in New Mexico with contributions from recent seasonal burning was observed covering parts of New Mexico, Texas, eastward trough southern Louisiana, off into the Gulf of Mexico, then northeastward over parts of Florida Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia. This plume continued off the coast of North Carolina for approximately 1900 miles over the Atlantic Ocean and exhibited a large band of moderate density smoke extending off North Carolina’s coast as well. Alaska... In Southern Alaska near the boarder of Katmai National Park and Preserve and Becharof National Wildlife Refuge a light to moderate density smoke plume (with dense smoke at the source) attributed to wildfires was observed moving west over Kvichak Bay and Bristol Bay. Northwest Territories... In Central Northwest Territories light to moderate density smoke plume attributed to wildfires was observed moving northeast this morning. Alberta... In northeastern Alberta Two light to moderate density smoke plumes attributed to wildfires were observed moving north and northeast into the Northwest Territories this morning. 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 most of 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. Eglin 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