DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z May 29, 2023
SMOKE: Canada/U.S./Atlantic… A large area of smoke primarily the result of major wildfire activity in western and northern Canada was observed across most of Canda as well as parts of the eastern half of CONUS and the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. The thickest smoke extended across the Canadian territories and northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba, with smoke from additional fires in northern Alberta being largely obscured by clouds by late afternoon. Light to moderate-density smoke also extended across Hudson Bay, Ontario, Quebec, and the Canadian Maritimes, as well as the New England region of the U.S., before moving out over the adjacent Atlantic Ocean. Additional smoke was observed across much of the Great Plains extending as far south as Texas. Nova Scotia/New Brunswick/Southern Quebec… In addition to the overhead smoke from the western Canadian fires, several new fires in coastal New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and eastern Quebec were observed to be producing plumes of up to heavy-density smoke extending southeastward and eastward across the region. New Mexico… A fire in southwestern New Mexico was observed to be producing a moderate-density smoke plume extending generally eastward for approximately 250 miles. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Gulf of Mexico/Mexico/Central America/Pacific… Numerous fires presumed to be related to agricultural burning were observed along the Pacific coast of Mexico, and on either side of the Gulf of California. Many of these fires were producing notable smoke plumes moving generally east-northeastward over the Mexican interior. Additional smoke and aerosols were observed across much of southern Mexico and into Central America, as well as the southwestern Gulf of Mexico and northwestern Caribbean Sea. MTC 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