DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 014Z June 28, 2022
SMOKE: Alaska, Northwestern and central Canada and the North Central United States…. A large area of light to moderate density smoke, attributed mainly to wildfires burning in portions of western and central Alaska and northwestern Canada, was visible stretching from central Alaska through eastern Alaska and to the Yukon and Northwest Territories into north central Canada, including northern portions of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan. Then, south into portions of central/southern Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec and eastern Ontario and farther south into north Central Plains and east over Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Northeast Illinois. Pockets of moderate to heavy density smoke stretched across western Northwest Territories and another area was seen in parts of southern Manitoba and western Ontario. Some lighter sections of smoke may be seen in other parts of Canada, but cloud cover obscures the view. The large expanse of light smoke was observed diving into the high plains and into Minnesota, Michigan and northern Illinois. Southeastern United States… An area of light smoke was observed moving ahead of a cold front toward the south-southwest into the Gulf of Mexico. Widespread agricultural fires in the Mississippi Valley in conjunction with the progressing cold front forced smoke across southern Georgia and Florida and into the Gulf. Southeast Texas… An area of possible smoke was observed in the Gulf of Mexico, inland on coastal Texas and along the eastern side of Texas. The region appeared to be a mix of smoke and dust with various aerosols. Numerous fires and dust in the region mixed with the flow due to tropical activity likely caused the haze. DUST: Tropical Atlantic: An area of light and hazy Saharan Dust was seen approaching the eastern islands of the Caribbean and Caribbean Sea. JL 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