Sunday, June 16, 2019

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z June 17, 2019

SMOKE:
Northwest-Central Canada...
The large complex fires burning in northern/central Alberta re-intensified
this afternoon producing heavy-density smoke blanketing the region. A
larger area  consisting of mostly light-to-moderate density residual
smoke covers much of central-northern Alberta, extending towards the
north into the Northwest Territories.

Alaska...
The North River wildfire complex in western Alaska remains active
releasing heavy density smoke. The plume is being transported towards
the west and across the Bering Strait.

Arizona...
The Woodbury and Coldwater wildfires in central Arizona continue to
burn releasing moderate density smoke near the sources. The plumes were
dispersing towards the northeast.

Mexico...
Widespread fire activity persists along western Mexico, northwest
Veracruz, and the eastern Yucatan Peninsula. Pockets of moderate-density
smoke could be seen in northwest Veracruz, western Durango and
Chihuahua. Additional smoke could be spotted originating from gas flaring
activity off the oil rigs in the Bay of Campeche moving towards the
west-northwest for approximately 150 miles.


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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

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.