DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1601Z 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. Light to moderate density smoke were seen throughout Canada
such as Yukon, Northwest Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan, SE Ontario,
and Northern/Central Plains of the U.S.
Southwestern US/Arizona...
Several large complex fires burning in portions of north/central Arizona
and southwestern New Mexico were observed from the satellite imagery. Due
to cloud coverage, the extent of the smoke from the Arizona fires was
not as visible.
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.
Rodriguez
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