DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0058Z June 01, 2023
SMOKE: Canada/U.S./Atlantic Ocean... Dense smoke from wildfires in Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and the Northwest Territories continued to be observed across much of northern and south-central Canada. Moderate and thick density smoke was observed over the Northwestern Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and extending across Manitoba into part of Ontario and Hudson Bay. Lite to moderate smoke was observed over the central and eastern U.S and the Atlantic Ocean off the coast eastern U.S and southeastern Canada. Some of the smoke from the fires in Mexico and Central America is mixing in with the smoke from the Canadian wildfires somewhere over the south central and southeastern U.S., and the northern Gulf of Mexico. Arizona... Three wildfires in northern Arizona were releasing mostly thin to moderate density smoke that was observed moving generally northeast remaining within the respective state. New Mexico... A wildfire in western New Mexico was releasing light to moderate density smoke that was observed moving generally northeast remaining within the respective state. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Southern U.S/Gulf of Mexico/Mexico/Central America/Pacific Ocean Extending well South of the Southern Coast of Mexico and Central America… The persistent and large area of thin to moderate density smoke, linked mainly to the ongoing widespread seasonal burning along with wildfires in Mexico and northwestern Central America were detected over most of Mexico, all of northwestern Central America, the Pacific Ocean well south and southwest off coast of Mexico, and the northern and central Gulf of Mexico. This smoke also extended northward towards the south central and southeastern U.S. where it is likely mixing with the smoke from the Canadian wildfires. Within this large mass of thin density smoke were areas of moderate to locally thick density smoke especially over southern and southwestern Mexico and northwestern Central America. While the majority of what was detected on satellite imagery was believed to be smoke, some aerosols from industrial activity mainly in Mexico and Central America may be mixing in. 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