Friday, May 10, 2024

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1735Z May 10, 2024

SMOKE:
Southeastern United States...
An large area of predominantly light density smoke attributed seasonal
burning and the residual smoke from previous day’s activity was seen
throughout the southern U.S. 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 the large area of smoke that was observed moving
northeast in direction from Louisiana, through Georgia and the Carolinas
and then
dispersing into the Atlantic Ocean off the coastlines of Florida,
Virginia and
Maryland.
Arizona...
Two ongoing wildfires located in the north-central region of Arizona
were observed emitting light to moderate density smoke plumes that were
dispersing northwest in direction as of this morning.

British Columbia...
Numerous large wildfires located in northeastern British Columbia
were seen
emitting light to moderate density smoke plumes that were traveling
eastward in direction, just crossing the northwestern border of
Alberta. These plumes then dispersed and combined with residual smoke
from previous day’s activities, creating a mass of light to moderate
density smoke extending from the northeast corner of British Columbia
into Alberta and Saskatchewan.

AEROSOL/SMOKE:
Gulf of Mexico/Caribbean Sea/Yucatan Peninsula/Central-Southern
Mexico/Central America/Pacific Ocean...
A large area of predominantly light to moderate density smoke attributed
to widespread seasonal fire activity throughout central-southern
Mexico, Central America and northern South America was observed this
morning extending from the Gulf of Mexico, through the Caribbean sea,
central-southern Mexico, Central America and into the Pacific Ocean
off the southwest coastlines of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and
Nicaragua. Areas of higher density smoke and aerosols were observed
over Central America, the Yucatan Peninsula and the western portion of
the Gulf 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 this morning.

Willkens

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