DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z July 31, 2020
SMOKE:
Eastern Alaska and Northern Canada...
A large region of moderate to thick density smoke was observed over
most of Northern Canada including the Yukon, Northwest Territories,
and into Nunavut. Light to moderate density smoke was also observed over
parts of Eastern Alaska. The smoke is present due to smoke transport from
widespread Siberian wildfires in parts of Russia. The smoke was observed
progressing Southeastward towards Southern Canada in most recent
satellite imagery.
Northern US/Southern Canada...
Light density smoke was observed over parts of the Upper Midwest/Great
Lakes region as well as over parts of Eastern Ontario and into
Southern/Central Quebec Provinces in Canada. The smoke is present due
to smoke transport from Western US wildfire activity and from Siberian
wildfire activity. The smoke is progressing Eastward in satellite imagery.
Northwestern US/Southwestern Canada...
The latest satellite imagery detected several large complex fires with
two present in Northern California and the another present in Southwestern
Oregon. Light, moderate, and thick density smoke was observed progressing
Northward from the fire complexes over Western Oregon. Light to moderate
density smoke was also observed over most of Central/Eastern Washington
and Southern/Central British Columbia Province in Southwestern Canada. The
smoke is continuing to progress Northward in satellite imagery.
Southwestern US...
A large region of light to moderate density smoke was observed over parts
of Northeastern Arizona into Southern Utah as well as over parts of far
Southwestern Colorado and over Northwestern New Mexico. A large complex
fire was observed to the southeast of Kanab, Utah along the Arizona/Utah
border emitting moderate to thick density smoke. The smoke appears to be
moving slowly and staying in the region in the latest satellite imagery.
SAHARAN DUST:
Southwestern,Eastern, and Central Atlantic Ocean/Southeastern Gulf of
Mexico/Western Caribbean Sea/Yucatan Peninsula/Central America...
Saharan Dust was observed over parts of the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean
to the Northeast as well as West of the Bahamas over parts of South
Florida into the Southeastern Gulf of Mexico, over the Yucatan Peninsula,
Western Caribbean Sea, and over parts of Central America. Saharan dust
was observed ahead of Hurricane Isaias which is presently over the
Southeastern Bahamas. Saharan Dust was also observed over the eastern
Atlantic off the coast of West Africa and over the Central Atlantic to the
east of the Eastern Caribbean Sea seen this morning in satellite imagery.
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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