Saturday, May 11, 2024

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z May 11, 2024

SMOKE:
British Columbia/Central and Southeastern U.S...
Continuing with the previous report, 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, and parts of Manitoba. Moderate
density smoke extended further north, where a frontal boundary carried
the moderate smoke into parts of the Northwestern Territories, Nunavut,
and northern Manitoba. The larger area of smoke extended 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 most of the southern U.S. and was seen progressing
eastward into the Atlantic Ocean.

Oregon...
An area of lite to medium density smoke, from a suspected wildfire,
was observed emanating from Southern Oregon. The smoke settled in the
immediate area, only drifting slightly to the Southeast.

Florida...
Areas of light smoke from agricultural burns was observed originating
from the North and South of lake Okeechobee, blowing eastward towards
the Atlantic Ocean.

Chihuahua(Mexico)/South-Central U.S....
An area of light to medium density smoke was observed emanating from a
suspected wildfire in Chihuahua (Mexico), blowing Northeast across Upper
Rio Grande portion of the Texan border.

AEROSOL/SMOKE:
Central-Southern Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Central
America/Cuba/Hispaniola/Pacific Ocean...
A large area of predominantly 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. Moderate smoke was visible over
the Yucatan Peninsula and Central America. 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.

Cardona

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