DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z June 5, 2019
SMOKE:
Pacific Northwest/Intermountain West...
New fire activity out in the Pacific Northwest over portions of Southern
Washington with a large complex fire and several smaller fires burning
in Oregon has spread light/moderate density smoke over the region. Heavy
density smoke has been observed using the latest GOES16 Visible Imagery
in the vicinity of the fires. The smoke from these fires is progressing
off to the Northeast into the Intermountain West this evening.
Northwestern Canada/ Northern Plains/Midwest/Great Lakes/Ohio
Valley/Mid-Atlantic/North Carolina and South Carolina/Northeast/Southern
New England/Atlantic...
Large complex fires burning across portions of Northern/Central Alberta
Province in Northwestern Canada are still burning but at a slower rate
due to unfavorable conditions in the region this evening. The smoke from
these fires has progressed South and East down into South/Central Canada,
into the Northern Plains, the Upper/Lower Midwest, the Ohio River Valley,
North and South Carolina, the Mid Atlantic, into Southern New England,
and out over the Western Atlantic. Light density smoke was observed
throughout most of these regions. Moderate density smoke was observed
over Ohio, West Virginia, into the Mid Atlantic, Virginia, Northern
North Carolina, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and into
Southern New York over most of Long Island. The smoke is progressing
South and East this evening.
Southwestern/Northwestern Mexico...
Wildfire activity and seasonal burning present in
Southwestern/Northwestern Mexico has spread light density smoke across
most portions of the region and along coastal Western Mexico over the
Eastern Pacific. Moderate density smoke was observed closer to the fire
activity. Heavy density smoke was observed in the vicinity of several
of the wild fires and seasonal burn regions of Southwestern/Northwestern
Mexico. The smoke is slowly progressing North and East this evening.
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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: 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