Saturday, June 1, 2019

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0230Z June 1, 2019

SMOKE:
Western Canada/South Central Canada/Northern Plains/Midwest/Ohio River
Valley/Mid Atlantic/New England/Southeastern Canada...
The recent fire activity in Northwestern Canada in Northern Alberta
Province
large complex fires observed over the past few weeks has spread smoke
long distances along with the upper level flow off to the south and east
over most
of Northwestern Canada/ South Central Canada/Northern Plains/ Midwest/
Ohio River Valley/ Mid Atlantic/New England/ and into Southeastern
Canada. Light density smoke was observed across most of these
regions. Moderate density smoke was observed over
Northwestern Canada, South Central Canada, the Northern Plains, Midwest,
Ohio River Valley, Tennessee River Valley, the Mid-Atlantic, and across
most of New York State as well as Southern New England. Heavy density
smoke was observed as well across most of Alberta Province, Northwestern
Canada, Southwestern/South Central Canada, into the Northern Plains,
Midwest, and into the Northern Ohio River Valley. Several Agricultural
burns were observed as well across portions of Eastern North Dakota,
Northern South Dakota, and Western Minnesota. Light density smoke was
observed as well from these small agricultural burns. The smoke from
the Canadian fires is moving south and off to the east this evening.

Arizona
Several small fires in Central Arizona are releasing smoke in the region
which is moving north this evening.

Southwestern Mexico/ Northwestern Mexico/ Pacific/Gulf of Mexico...
The latest GOES16 Visible imagery has indicated a diurnal increase in fire
activity in Southwestern/Northwestern Mexico. Heavy density smoke was
observed in the vicinity of several fires in Northwestern/Southwestern
Mexico. Moderate density smoke was observed throughout portions of
coastal Western Mexico along the Pacific by the fire activity. Light
density smoke was observed in Northwestern/Southwestern Mexico further
away from the fires into the Southern Gulf of California and into the
Eastern Pacific offshore from Western Mexico. The smoke from these fires
is slowly progressing off to the West and South this evening.

Sambucci


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:   http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/currenthms.jpg
GIS:    ftp://satpsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/FIRE/HMS/GIS/
KML:    http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/fire.kml (fire)
        http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/smoke.kml (smoke)

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO:
SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.