DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z May 14, 2025
SMOKE: Central Saskatchewan/Southeastern Manitoba/Ontario/Quebec/Central United States/Atlantic Ocean... Large wildfires in Manitoba and Ontario along with contribution from wildfires in northeastern Minnesota produced large amounts of thick density smoke that extended across eastern Canada, beginning in Manitoba and extending through Ontario and Quebec. Thin density smoke extended further east then progressing south, with the smoke settling in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New England region. The smoke also progressed south from the source of the fires and into the Central United States, where the smoke settled in Texas and mingled with smoke contributed from wildfires in eastern Arizona. In addition, wildfires in central Saskatchewan were observed producing light density smoke extending westward across the region. These wildfires likely contributed the overall larger smoke moving eastward across Canada and United States but cloud cover between Saskatchewan and Manitoba prevented further analysis. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Pacific Ocean/Gulf of America... An area of light density smoke and aerosols attributed to widespread seasonal fire activity, volcanic emissions, and industrial sources throughout Western, Southern, and Southern Mexico was observed today along both coasts of Mexico into the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of America. DUST: Southern United States... A significant area of blowing dust, observed from earlier analysis originating from Nevada, progressed over borders of Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Nguyen 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: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: [email protected]