DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1600Z July 22, 2019
SMOKE:
Alaska...
The latest GOES17 Visible Imagery observed a large area of light density
smoke across most of Eastern Alaska. Large complex fires continue to burn
in the Fairbanks region and across most of Northeastern Alaska. Several
smaller fires were also observed in Central, Southern, and Southwestern
Alaska. Moderate to heavy density smoke was observed across most of
Eastern Alaska closer,in the vicinity, and further from the large fires
in the region.
Canada/Northern US....
Large complex fires across the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Northern
Alberta, Northern Saskatchewan, Nunavut, and Northern Manitoba were
observed this morning. A large region of light density smoke was
observed across most of Northwestern Canada in most of the Yukon,
Northwest Territories, Northern Alberta, and as well in Northern/Central
Saskatchewan. Light density smoke was also observed over most of North
Central Canada over most of Nunavut, Manitoba, the Northern and Western
portions of Hudson Bay, and in Southeastern Canada over most of Ontario
and Southern Quebec Provinces. Light density smoke was also observed from
the Canadian fire activity as far south as the Northern Plains and Upper
Midwest in Eastern North Dakota, Northeastern South Dakota, Minnesota,
Wisconsin, and Northern Michigan. Moderate to heavy density smoke was
observed across most of the region far from the fire activity. The
smoke from the fires in Northwestern Canada are progressing eastward
this morning.
Southwestern US/Arizona...
The latest GOES16 Visible Imagery observed abundant cloud cover over most
of Arizona making smoke analysis difficult over the region this morning
likely due to increased rainfall activity with monsoon season. Several
large complex fires continue to burn across portions of central and
northern Arizona. The smoke from these fires is progressing northward
this morning.
Dust:
Western Caribbean Sea....
Saharan Dust was observed over the Southern and Western Caribbean Sea this
morning. The dust is progressing westward towards Nicaragua, Honduras,
and portions of Central America 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