DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z August 6, 2021
SMOKE:
Northern California/Northwestern U.S...
Thick density smoke and pyro-cumulus clouds from the Dixie wildfire
complex was observed in this evening GOES visible satellite
imagery. Several other wildfires to the northwest and west of the
Dixie wildfire were also observed over Northern California. Smoke from
the wildfire activity was seen progressing off towards the northeast,
north, and east into Oregon, Washington, North Idaho, Northern Montana,
Northwestern Nevada, and Southern British Columbia Province. Moderate and
thick density smoke was observed away from the large complex fire activity
over most of Northern California, the Northwestern U.S., and off the coast
of Oregon and California over parts of the Pacific Ocean this evening.
Canada/United States/Western Atlantic Ocean...
Wildfire activity across central, south central, and southwestern Canada
along with the northwestern and western U.S. has created a large region of
light, moderate, and thick density smoke seen in GOES visible satellite
imagery. Light density smoke earlier today was seen covering nearly
all of Canada and most of the U.S. with the exception of the Southeast
and a portion of the Southwest. Thick density smoke was observed from
wildfire complex activity in Southern British Columbia progressing
northeast towards south central Canada. Thick density smoke was also
observed over the northern and central U.S. Moderate density smoke was
observed over the northern and central portion of the U.S. Smoke also
extended well off the U.S. east coast across a significant portion of
the Western Atlantic Ocean south of Greenland this evening.
Eastern and Central Alaska/Northwestern Canada...
Wildfire activity over parts of Eastern and Central Alaska, as well as the
Yukon, and parts of the Northwest Territories was observed and responsible
for a broad region of light to moderate density smoke covering most of
Central Alaska and most of Northwestern/North Central Canada. Moderate
to thick density smoke was observed in the vicinity and progressing away
from the wildfire activity this evening.
Dust:
Northern Nevada...
Blowing dust was observed in Northern Nevada in two areas progressing
eastward in this evening’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