DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z August 1, 2023
SMOKE: Canada/Alaska/Northeast/Mid-Atlantic/Great Lakes... An expansive area of varying density smoke was seen covering much of Alaska, Canada, and the CONUS while also blanketing parts of the North Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and northern Mexico. The thickest smoke was seen emanating from persistent wildfire activity across western and central Canada and extending both northwestward across Alaska and the Beaufort Sea and eastward then southeastward from the NW Territory/Alberta border to Hudson Bay and across the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic, reaching the Atlantic off the New England Coast and over the Maritime Provinces. Southwestern Canada/Pacific Northwest/Rockies/Great Plains... Wildfire activity across southern BC into Oregon and Montana and places in between was responsible for light to moderate smoke seen moving east-northeast from parent activity. Smoke was seen reaching as far east as central Manitoba and southern Saskatchewan. Hosley 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