DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2345Z August 7, 2021
SMOKE:
Canada/U.S…
Smoke originating primarily from wildfires in the northwestern U.S.,
southern British Columbia and northern Manitoba continues to cover central
and eastern Canada, and the majority of the Conterminous U.S. with the
exception of the Atlantic coast region and parts of the southwestern
U.S near the Mexican border. An area of heavy density smoke extends from
California to central Canada, including Nevada, Utah, the northern Rockies
and northern Great Plains, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and southern Nunavut,
while advancing eastward into Ontario. Moderate density smoke is being
channeled across southern Ontario and Quebec reaching Nova Scotia and
the northwestern Atlantic. Lighter density smoke covers much of the
southern states, with some higher concentrations seen over eastern
Arkansas and southeastern Missouri. A couple of additional pockets
consisting predominantly of light-density smoke was also observed over
central Yukon and off the northwestern coast of British Columbia.
WS
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