DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z July 1, 2021
SMOKE:
Northwestern U.S. and Western/Central Canada...
A large region of light to moderate density smoke was observed from the
Lava and Tennant wildfire complexes in Northern California, where smoke
was observed over parts of Northwestern Nevada, Northern California, West
Central Oregon, Western Washington, and parts of Southwestern British
Columbia. Light to moderate density smoke was also observed over parts
of Northeastern Montana.
A large region of moderate to thick density smoke attributed to
widespread large wildfire complex activity in Southern/Northeastern
British Columbia and Northern/Central Saskatchewan was observed over
most of Western/Central Canada including Southern/Central/Northeastern
British Columbia, Northern Alberta, Southern Northwest Territories,
Northern/Central Saskatchewan, Southern Nunavut, and Western Manitoba
Provinces. The smoke is progressing around a high pressure system present
in the region observed in this evening GOES visible satellite imagery.
Southern Canada/North Central U.S...
A large region of light to moderate density smoke and a smaller region
of thick density smoke attributed to wildfire activity in Southwestern
Ontario Province was observed over parts of Southern Canada and parts of
the North Central United States including Southern Ontario, the Northern
Great Lakes region, North and South Dakota most of Minnesota, Wisconsin,
and parts of Northern Michigan in this evening’s GOES visible satellite
imagery.
Northwestern Atlantic...
A large region of light to moderate density smoke attributed from
widespread wildfire activity over parts of Central and Southern Canada was
observed progressing eastward off the New England coast over parts of the
Northwestern Atlantic in this evening’s GOES visible satellite imagery.
Southern Arizona...
Light to moderate density smoke was observed from recent wildfires over
parts of southern Arizona, however cloud cover from a weather system over
the region has made smoke analysis difficult in the region this evening.
Dust:
Central/Eastern Caribbean and Central/Eastern Tropical Atlantic Ocean...
A large region of light density Saharan dust was observed traveling
westward across most of the central and eastern Caribbean region as well
as to the east of the Caribbean over the Central and Eastern Tropical
Atlantic Ocean in this evening 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