DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0151Z May 10, 2024
SMOKE: Southeastern United States... An large area of predominantly light density smoke attributed to seasonal burning and the residual smoke from previous day’s activity was seen throughout the southeastern Gulf states region where it extended northeast into the Coastal Atlantic region. The combination of the smoke present within the Gulf of Mexico and the residual smoke present within the southeastern U.S. contributed to a large area of smoke that was observed moving northeast in direction from Louisiana, through the Carolinas and dispersing into the Atlantic Ocean off the coastlines of Virginia and Maryland. Arizona... Two wildfires around north-central Arizona continued to burn today. They were releasing light to moderate density smoke that was observed moving generally northeast remaining in the respective state as evening approached. Cloud cover moved in this afternoon and obscured the fires and possible denser smoke in the area. Oregon... Numerous fires around central Oregon were releasing light to moderate density smoke that was observed moving generally west remaining in the respective state as evening approached. Minnesota/North Dakota/Manitoba Seasonal burning through Minnesota and Manitoba was creating an area of mostly light density smoke that was seen over southern Manitoba, eastern North Dakota and northern Minnesota. Several plumes of moderate density smoke were seen in southern Manitoba and northern Minnesota. British Columbia… Numerous large fires in northeastern British Columbia could be seen producing light to moderate density smoke which was generally spreading to the east of the fire and then moves south entering northwestern Alberta as the evening approached. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central-Southern Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Cuba/Jamaica/Central America/Pacific Ocean... A large area of predominantly light and moderate density smoke attributed to widespread seasonal fire activity throughout central-southern Mexico,Central America,and the Yucatan Peninsula was observed extending from the Gulf of Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula, through central-southern Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, Central America and into the Pacific Ocean off the southern coastline of Mexico. Aerosols from a composite of volcanic emissions and industrial sources in Mexico, and gas flaring activity in the Bay of Campeche contributed to the expansive area of aerosol/smoke observed throughout these regions. 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