DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z June 15, 2019
SMOKE:
Northwestern Canada Alberta Province/South Central Canada into Western
Ontario Province ...
The large complex fires burning in northern/central Alberta continued to
produce large amount of smoke. Light density smoke was observed throughout
most of Alberta Province and has progressed off to the southeast over
south/central Canada and into western Ontario Province. Moderate density
smoke was also observed as well closer to the fires in northern Alberta
and progressing southeast into south/central Canada and into western
Ontario Province. Heavy density smoke was observed in the vicinity
of the fires in northern Alberta Province and moving southeast into
north/central Canada. Additional remnant smoke also was spreading
northward into Northwest Territories.
Alaska...
Several fires were observed with GOES-17 visible imagery with one large
complex fire in northwestern Alaska, another large complex fire south of
the Anchorage region, and several smaller fires with one in northeastern
and three other small fires in southwestern Alaska. The remnant smoke
from the two large complex fire was stretching offshore to the southwest
over the Bering Sea. Moderate to heavy density smoke was visible in the
vicinity of the fires.
Southwestern US/Arizona...
Several large complex fires burning in north and central Arizona were
observed from the satellite imagery. Heavy density smoke was visible in
the vicinity of the fires. Light density remnant smoke from these fires
was progressing northeast with the weather system.
Southeastern US...
A significant amount of seasonal fires were observed across southeastern
U.S. along with smoke plumes of thin density. While the smoke plumes
over southern and eastern North Carolina were moving southeast, those
in Georgia and Alabama were moving west or northwest.
Mexico...
Fire activity throughout Mexico continues to produce a large body of light
density smoke that covered much of the Mexico and stretching offshore to
the southwest over the Pacific. Thin density smoke from these fires also
extended eastward over the Bay of Campeche and western Gulf of Mexico,
and northward to Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Moderately dense smoke
could be seen over the Pacific coast.
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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