DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z May 13, 2024
SMOKE: Western and Eastern Canada/Central and Eastern U.S/Labrador Sea/Greenland/Atlantic Ocean... Numerous large wildfires located in northeastern British Columbia and into the Northwest Territories were seen producing large amounts of thick density smoke that extended eastward through Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario. The thick density smoke also extended south into northern U.S, engulfing most of Montana, the Dakotas, and Minnesota. The larger area of light density smoke extended further northeast through Canada and the Labrador Sea and into parts of Greenland. The smoke also moved south into the central U.S, where it combined with smoke attributed from the seasonal burning and fire activity throughout the United States. This overall large smoke engulfed central and eastern U.S. and was seen progressing eastward into the Atlantic Ocean. Oregon... A large light density smoke plume from a suspected wildfire, was observed emanating from Southern Oregon. The smoke extended east across the state. Moderate and heavy density smoke were observed in the vicinity of the fire. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central-Southern Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Central America/Cuba/Hispaniola/Pacific Ocean... A large area of light to moderate smoke attributed to widespread seasonal fire activity throughout central-southern Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, Central America and northern South America was observed today over southern Mexico, Cuba, Hispaniola, the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, and the Pacific Ocean off the southern coastline of Mexico, and east over the northern Caribbean Sea. Aerosols from a composite of volcanic emissions and industrial sources in Mexico contributed to the expansive area of aerosol/smoke seen in these regions today. Patches of moderate and heavy smoke were observed in the vicinity of the fires. YL 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