Sunday, May 12, 2024

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z May 13, 2024

SMOKE:
Western and Eastern Canada/Central and Eastern U.S/Labrador
Sea/Greenland/Atlantic Ocean...
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,
Manitoba, and Ontario. The thick density smoke also extended south into
northern U.S, engulfing most of Montana, the Dakotas, and Minnesota. The
larger area of light density smoke extended further northeast through
Canada and the Labrador Sea and into parts of Greenland. The smoke
also moved 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 central and eastern
U.S. and was seen progressing eastward into the Atlantic Ocean.

Oregon...
A large light density smoke plume from a suspected wildfire, was observed
emanating from Southern Oregon. The smoke extended east across the
state. Moderate and heavy density smoke were observed in the vicinity
of the fire.


AEROSOL/SMOKE:
Central-Southern Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Central
America/Cuba/Hispaniola/Pacific Ocean...
A large area of 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. 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. Patches of moderate
and heavy smoke were observed in the vicinity of the fires.

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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