DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0145Z June 10, 2019
SMOKE:
Northwestern Canada/Alberta and Southeastern Canada/Alaska...
Large complex fires burning in northern/central Alberta and southeastern
Ontario still persists. Heavy density smoke was observed in the vicinity
of the fires. Moderately dense smoke were seen throughout Canada such
as Yukon, Northwest Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan, SE Ontario,
and Northern Plains of the U.S. The smoke from these fires were moving
southeast and has spread long distance along with the upper level flow
off to the Northern and Central Plains. Transported by the weather system,
light density smoke was also visible offshore Mid-Atlantic.
Southwestern US/Arizona...
Several large complex fires burning in portions of north/central
Arizona and southwestern New Mexico were observed from the satellite
imagery. Heavy density smoke was observed in the vicinity of the
fires. Light density smoke blanketed the central portions of these two
states and was moving eastward.
Western Gulf of Mexico/Mexico/Central America...
The continuing significant number of agricultural burning throughout
portions of southern Mexico and Central America were responsible for
producing a large body of light density smoke that covered much of the
Mexico, Central America, and stretching offshore to the south over the
Pacific. Thin density smoke from these fires also extended northward over
the Bay of Campeche and the western Gulf of Mexico and across southwest
Texas before drifting towards the east. Moderately dense smoke plumes
could be seen over portions of southern and eastern Mexico as well as
southern and western part of the Bay of Campeche and the western coast
of Mexico.
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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