Friday, May 10, 2024

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0215Z May 11, 2024

SMOKE:
Southeastern United States...
A 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. created a large mass of smoke that was observed blowing northeast
in direction from the Gulf Coast towards the Atlantic Ocean off the east
coast of northern Florida.

Arizona...
Two ongoing wildfires located in the north-central region of Arizona
were observed emitting light to moderate density smoke plumes that were
dispersing northeast in direction this evening.

British Columbia...
Numerous large wildfires located in northeastern British Columbia and into
the Northwest Territories 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/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 western portion of the
Caribbean sea, central-southern Mexico, Central America and into the
Pacific Ocean off the southwest coastlines of Mexico and Guatemala. Areas
of higher density smoke and aerosols were observed over Central America,
the Bay of Campeche and the Gulf Coast. 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 today.

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