DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z July 7, 2021
SMOKE:
Alaska/Western and Northern Canada...
Wildfires across British Columbia are producing a large area of light
to moderate density smoke that extends from southern British Columbia
southwestward into the Pacific Ocean, eastward across southern Alberta,
and northward across central British Columbia. Some of the activity in
central British Columbia was producing moderate smoke that was moving
northeastward into northern Alberta. Remnant smoke from the past few
days and weeks continues to be seen across the Yukon and Northwest
Territories. Light remnant smoke can be seen in central Alaska. More
smoke may exist across portions of Alaska, but extensive cloud cover is
inhibiting smoke detection there.
Eastern CONUS/Southeastern Canada/North Atlantic...
A layer of thin to moderate density remnant smoke was observed
blanketing an area extending from Texas and Oklahoma into the Ohio
Valley and Mid-Atlantic. From there, the layer of smoke is being drawn
east-northeastward along a front into portions of the Maritime Provinces
and the North Atlantic. The parent fire activity for this smoke is the
wildfire activity across the Manitoba/Ontario border.
Pacific Northwest/Intermountain West...
Two wildfires in southeastern Oregon and another located in northern
Idaho were observed producing light to moderate smoke. Smoke from
the fire in Idaho and remnant smoke from the Oregon fires was moving
east-southeastward into northwestern Kansas, while the smoke from the
fires in Oregon was moving generally north at and before sunrise,
while generally moving east after sunrise.
BLOWING DUST:
Eastern Caribbean...
A layer of moderate density to thick Saharan dust could be seen traveling
westward across the Lesser Antilles, with the leading edge between Puerto
Rico and Hispaniola. The northern edge resides close to (27N, 60W).
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