DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0044Z May 6, 2023
SMOKE: Central U.S/Mid-West/Central and Western Canada/Nunavut... Thin to thick density smoke from heavy fire activity in northwestern Canada was observed extending from much of western and Central Canada southeast through parts of the Rockies, Northern and Central Plains, the Great Lakes region, and into the Southeastern CONUS, where smoke was still visible over parts of the Atlantic Ocean. The thin density smoke extended northeast across Nunavut and into parts of Hudson Bay. Within Alberta and eastern British Columbia numerous wildfires were seen producing large amounts of moderate to thick density smoke moving northwestward, where it runs into a high pressure system pushing the smoke eastward into northern Canada. SMOKE/AEROSOL: South Central and Southeastern U.S./Atlantic off the Southeastern U.S. Coast/Gulf of Mexico/Cuba/Mexico/Northwestern Central America/Pacific Ocean Well South of the Southern Coast of Mexico and Northwestern Central America… A very large mass of thin to moderate density smoke linked to ongoing and significant seasonal fire activity and a few wildfires in Mexico and Central America was present over portions of the south central and southeastern U.S. and extending well offshore to the east over the Atlantic Ocean. The smoke also covered the Gulf of Mexico, the western and northern Caribbean Sea & Islands, northwestern Central America, most of Mexico, and the Pacific Ocean well south of the southern coast of Mexico and Central America. The thickest smoke within this large area was seen over portions of southern and eastern Mexico, northwestern Central America, the Bay of Campeche, and the Gulf of Mexico likely extending into the southern Texas. 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