DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0101Z June 11, 2022
SMOKE: Alaska... Numerous large fires over southern Alaska were continues to producing moderate to heavy density smoke. This smoke was seen both extending west off the coast of southwest Alaska over the Bering Sea and then progressing south towards the Pacific Ocean. The moderate and heavy density smoke likely extended further south towards the Pacific but clouds covered the area throughout the day. South-Central, Southwestern U.S... An area of light density smoke from the ongoing fires in New Mexico with moderate to dense smoke near the sources and contributions from seasonal burning was observed covering parts of Southeastern California, east through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana before running into cloud cover which covered most of the eastern U.S. precluding further analysis in that area. This smoke continues south mixing with "SMOKE/AEROSOL" section below. United States Northern Plains, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Northwest Territories…. Earlier today a large area of light density smoke, from the fires over central Saskatchewan, was extending from portions of the United States Northern Plains northwest through southern Manitoba, much of Saskatchewan, northeastern Alberta and into the Northwest Territories. Because of the cloud cover over central Alberta, southwestern Saskatchewan, and parts of United States Northern Plains, there remains a possibility of the smoke extending into these areas. In addition, another area of light density smoke, likely from the same fires in Saskatchewan, was observed nearby, extending from northern Manitoba southwest into western Ontario. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Mexico, Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean and the western Gulf of Mexico... A large area of light density smoke from seasonal fire activity along western, eastern and southern Mexico mixed with aerosols from gas flaring in the Bay of Campeche and other industrial sources in Mexico was observed covering most of Mexico, and extending to the east over the far western Gulf Mexico, and to the west over the Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean. DUST: Eastern Caribbean…. An area of moderate to thick Saharan Dust was extending across the Tropical Atlantic Ocean towards the western Caribbean Sea and into the eastern Gulf of Mexico. This area includes most of the eastern, central and western Caribbean Islands and was also moving over the Yucatan Peninsula into the eastern and central Gulf of Mexico, and coastal Central America. 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