Thursday, May 9, 2024

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.


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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