DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z June 28, 2019
SMOKE:
Southern/Central Alaska...
Several large complex fires are burning across Southern/Central Alaska
with one of the fire complexes on the Kenai peninsula south of the city of
Anchorage and the other fire complex in the Yukon-Koyukuk Region. Several
smaller fire complexes are burning is central/eastern Alaska. Heavy
density smoke is present across most of the Kenai peninsula, out over
the Northeastern Pacific, and in the city of Anchorage. Heavy density
smoke is also present across most of western/central/eastern Alaska
including the city of Fairbanks. Moderate density smoke is present across
most of southern Alaska. Light density smoke is present across most of
southern/central Alaska. Air quality is poor in the city of Anchorage. The
moderate/heavy density smoke from the fire south of Anchorage is progress
southwest this morning.
Northwestern Canada/Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Northern Alberta
Provinces...
Two large complex fires are burning in Yukon Province. Moderate to heavy
density smoke is present across most of the Yukon. The moderate/heavy
density smoke is progressing Sw and SE this morning. Light density smoke
was observed across most of Northern Alberta Province. Moderate/Heavy
density smoke was observed closer and in the Vicinity of the fires. The
smoke from these fires is progressing SW this morning.
Western US/Arizona,California,and Utah...
Smaller fires are burning across portions of the Western US. Two smaller
fires burning in Central California are producing light density smoke
progressing NW this morning. A small fire in SE Utah is producing light
density smoke progressing NE this morning. A larger fire complex burning
in Arizona is producing light/moderate density smoke progressing NW and
then off to the NE this morning.
Western Mexico...
Several smaller fires are burning in Western Mexico. Light density
smoke was observed further from the fires out over the southern Gulf
of California and over the Eastern Pacific. Moderate to heavy density
smoke was observed closer and in the vicinity of the fires. The smoke
from these fires is progressing Sw this morning.
BLOWING DUST:
Saharan Dust has progressed across the Atlantic and has now progressed
into two regions, one being in the Western Caribbean Sea and the other
being in the Northwestern Gulf. Dust is progressing off to the SW and
W towards Texas and Mexico this morning.
Sambucci
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)
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SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov