DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z June 13, 2019
SMOKE:
Western/Central Canada/Northern Plains...
The large wildfires in northern Alberta continue to produce large
amounts of smoke, with light density remnant smoke from these fires
extending east and southeastward to the U.S. Northern Plains region. A
narrow streak of moderate-density smoke also was present withing
this area, extending through Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the eastern
Dakotas. Additional remnant smoke also was spreading northward into
the Northwest Territories. Closer to these fires, large plumes of heavy
smoke extended well eastward over much of northern Alberta. Cloud cover
that developed and moved into the region throughout the afternoon made
it difficult to ascertain the true extent of the smoke.
Arizona...
The Coldwater and Woodbury fires continue to burn in central Arizona
this evening. The Coldwater fire in particular was producing a large
plume of very dense smoke extending east-northeastward for at least 100
miles before becoming obscured by cloud cover. The Woodbury fire was
also producing a plume of dense smoke.
Mexico...
Fire activity throughout Mexico continues to produce smoke this evening
along the Pacific coast, with remnant smoke observed covering a fairly
large area extending out a couple hundred miles offshore. Also, smoke from
flaring operations in the Bay of Campeche reached north and northeastward
over the Gulf of Mexico until becoming obscured by cloud cover. Earlier,
remnant smoke was observed across eastern Mexico extending eastward
across the Gulf of Mexico and the western Bay of Campeche.
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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