DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1745Z July 03, 2019
SMOKE:
Alaska/Northwestern Canada...
Fires in eastern Alaska and northwest Yukon territory were seen
contributing moderate-density smoke over that region. The plume was
being transported towards the southeast.
Central and Southeastern Canada/Northeastern U.S...
A large plume of predominantly light-density smoke could be seen
stretching from northern Alberta to western Ontario. An second plume
was also found covering much of Quebec extending into the northeastern
U.S. Areas of moderate-to-heavy density smoke were seen near wildfires
in western Ontario. Additional areas of moderate-to-heavy density smoke
could be seen over central Quebec - those plumes were linked to wildfires
in central Canada. The smoke is progressing towards the east following
the higher altitude atmospheric flow.
DUST:
Southern Caribbean Region/Western Gulf of Mexico...
Saharan dust has progressed from the eastern Atlantic off of Western
Africa into portions of the southern Caribbean Sea, extending over the
western Gulf of Mexico.
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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