DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0045Z June 12, 2019
SMOKE:
Central Canada/Great Lakes...
Large wildfires continue to burn in northern Alberta releasing
moderate-to-heavy density smoke towards the southeast. A large area
of light density smoke extends from central Canada to the Great Lakes
following the upper-level atmospheric flow.
Arizona...
Large wildfires (including Coldwater, Woodbury) were observed in central
Arizona this afternoon. Heavy-density smoke was heading southeast for
several miles downwind.
Mexico...
Large number of fires continue to burn along the western and eastern
Mexico, and the eastern Yucatan Peninsula. Moderate smoke could be seen
near the sources, with light density smoke stretching for approximately
400 miles to the west over the Pacific waters, and to the east impacting
the western Gulf of Mexico. Moderate smoke originating from gas flaring
could also be observed over the Bay of Campeche.
WS
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