DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1702Z June 5, 2022
SMOKE: New Mexico, South-Central, Southeastern U.S... The ongoing wildfires in southwestern New Mexico were emitting light to moderate density plumes this morning that were combining and moving to the southeast into Texas. 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, Oklahoma, eastward into Louisiana and Arkansas, and south into the Gulf of Mexico. Eastern U.S., Atlantic Ocean... An area of remnant light density smoke from the ongoing wildfires in New Mexico with contributions from recent seasonal burning was observed moving northeast covering most of North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and extending over the Atlantic Ocean South of Long Island. Saskatchewan... In central Saskatchewan a large light to moderate density smoke plume attributed to a wildfire was observed moving west over northeastern Alberta. Alaska... In western Alaska a large light to moderate density smoke plume attributed to a wildfire was observed moving southwest over Bering Sea. 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, parts of the Bay of Campeche, and extending well offshore south and southwest of Mexico over the open Pacific. DUST: Caribbean... A thin plume of Saharan dust was detected reaching into the western part of the 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