DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z June 23, 2021
SMOKE:
Atlantic...
Remnant light smoke from fire activity over the previous few days was
seen moving out to sea just off the northeast CONUS coast and south
of Newfoundland.
Central and Southern Plains/Rockies/Desert Southwest...
Wildfire activity across the western CONUS was contributing to a sizable
area of light to moderate density remnant smoke extending from the
Pacific Northwest to the Great Lakes and Gulf Coast. The most dense
smoke resides across the Four Corners region, where wildfire activity
is most widespread. The most prolific heavy smoke producers are across
northern Colorado and the Mogollon Rim. Smoke from the northern Colorado
wildfire activity is moving east while smoke over Arizona is moving
northeast. Cloud cover is hampering the ability to detect a lot of the
smoke emanating from the fires across the Mogollon Rim.
In addition to the remnant smoke from the western CONUS wildfires,
scattered agricultural burning was observed across Oklahoma and Kansas,
with the mainly light smoke from those fires moving north-northeastward.
Mississippi Valley…
Agricultural burning across the Mississippi Valley, from western Kentucky
into southeastern Arkansas with the greatest density of activity across
far southeastern Missouri, was observed emitting light to moderate
density smoke. The smoke from this activity was moving off toward the
south-southwest.
Northwest Alaska and Yukon Territory…
Two wildfires were analyzed across northwestern Alaska. The
easternmost one was observed emitting thick smoke before cloud cover
moved overhead. The westernmost one had cloud cover present all day,
preventing the analysis of smoke there. One fire in the Yukon was also
producing thick smoke early this afternoon.
Western Ontario…
Two wildfires across far western Ontario near the Manitoba border were
producing thick smoke this afternoon that was seen moving off toward
the east
Hosley
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