DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z August 11, 2021
SMOKE:
Western/Northwestern United States, Southwestern Canada, and Pacific
Ocean...
Thick density smoke from the Dixie wildfire complex and several
other large wildfire complexes in Northern California continues to be
observed. Thick density smoke from Northwestern U.S. wildfire activity was
also observed. Smoke from wildfire activity in Southern British Columbia
was observed, however cloud cover in this region made smoke analysis
difficult. Thick density smoke was observed over Northern California
where thick smoke was seen progressing northward, westward, and eastward
from the large complex wildfires. Thick density smoke was observed over
Northern California, Southern Oregon, Northern Nevada, Northern Utah
and as well as to the west off the coast of California over parts of
the Pacific Ocean in this evening’s GOES visible satellite imagery.
Canada/Central and Eastern United States...
Widespread wildfire activity over the Western U.S has resulted in a broad
region of moderate to thick density smoke being observed over a large
region of the Central and Eastern U.S. including most of the Midwest,
the Northern Ohio River Valley, the Mid Mississippi Valley, the North
Central/Central U.S. and the Central Rockies. Light density smoke was
observed over most of the CONUS except over Florida, parts of Texas,
parts of the Southern Southwest U.S., and far Northern Rockies. Moderate
to thick density smoke was also observed over most of South Central
Canada including Manitoba, Ontario, the Southern Hudson Bay, and parts
of Quebec in this evening’s GOES visible satellite imagery.
Eastern Canada and Western/Central Atlantic...
Smoke transport from widespread wildfire activity in the Western
U.S. has resulted in large regions of light to moderate density smoke
being observed over parts of the Western and Central Atlantic south of
Greenland. Light to moderate density smoke was also observed over most of
Eastern Canada including Newfoundland and off the coast just southwest
of Greenland where moderate to thick density smoke likely from Siberian
and Western U.S. wildfire activity was observed this evening.
DUST:
Caribbean Sea/Western and Eastern Atlantic Ocean...
A region of light density Saharan dust was visible over parts of the
central and eastern Caribbean Sea. Saharan dust was also observed over the
Eastern Atlantic as well as to the Northeast of Puerto Rico over parts of
the Western Atlantic 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)
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO:
SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov