DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1620Z June 5, 2024
SMOKE: Canada/South Central/Eastern United States/Atlantic Ocean... Numerous wildfires located throughout Canada from northeast British Columbia, to the Northwest Territories-Alberta border and the central regions of Saskatchewan continue to burn this morning, however due to heavy cloud cover precluded a more detailed smoke analysis. Quebec/Ontario... A wildfire in central Quebec continued releasing light to moderate smoke that was observed spreading northeast this morning. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central-Southern Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Cuba/Jamaica/Gulf States/Central America/Pacific Ocean... A large area of predominantly light to moderate and instances of heavy density smoke attributed to widespread seasonal fire activity throughout central-southern Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, Central America and northern South America was observed this morning extending from the Gulf of Mexico through the Gulf States into the coastal Atlantic. The smoke continues south through the Caribbean sea towards Cuba and Jamaica, then west to central-southern Mexico, Central America and into the Pacific Ocean off the southwest coastlines of Mexico. Aerosols from a composite of volcanic emissions and industrial sources in Mexico, and gas flaring activity in the southwest region of the Gulf of Mexico likely contributed to the expansive area of aerosol and smoke observed throughout these regions this morning. Currier 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