DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z June 4, 2021
SMOKE:
Central/North Central U.S. and South Central Canada...
A large region of light density smoke was observed over a large portion
of the Central and North Central U.S as well as over parts of South
Central Canada. Light density smoke was observed over North Texas, Western
Oklahoma, Central Kansas, parts of the Mid Mississippi Valley including
Central Missouri, Southern Indiana, Western Kentucky, Southern Illinois
as well as over Eastern Nebraska, parts of Iowa, Northern Wisconsin, most
of Minnesota, parts of the Dakotas, and Eastern Montana. Light density
smoke was also observed over parts of South Central Canada including
far Southeastern Alberta, Southern Saskatchewan, Southwestern Ontario,
and Southern/Central Manitoba provinces in early morning GOES visible
satellite imagery.
Southeastern Arizona...
The Mescal wildfire complex observed to the southwest of San Carlos in
Southeastern Arizona was observed with moderate to thick density smoke
progressing eastward in this morning’s GOES visible satellite imagery.
Mexico, Bay of Campeche, Gulf of California, and the Eastern Pacific
Ocean...
Smoke analysis from this morning observed two large regions of light
density smoke with one over the Gulf of California, parts of the Eastern
Pacific Ocean, and coastal Western Mexico. A second large region of light
density smoke was observed over parts of the Western Bay of Campeche,
parts of Coastal Eastern/Southern Mexico, and offshore south of Mexico
over parts of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Moderate to thick density smoke
was observed in the vicinity of fire activity in Western Mexico as well
as over the Mexican states of Tabasco and Veracruz in recent GOES visible
satellite imagery
DUST:
Southeastern Caribbean Sea and Central/Eastern Tropical Atlantic Ocean...
A large region of light density Saharan dust was observed over parts of
the Eastern and Central Tropical Atlantic Ocean as well as to the west
over parts of the Lesser Antilles and Southeastern Caribbean Sea in this
morning's GOES visible 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)
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SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov