DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z August 19, 2021
SMOKE:
Eastern Canada/Atlantic Ocean...
Smoke transport from widespread wildfire activity over parts of the
western and northwestern U.S. as well as fire activity in southern
Canada including southern Ontario has resulted in large regions of
moderate to thick density smoke. Smoke was observed over a large
region of eastern Canada including most of Ontario, Quebec,
Newfoundland, the southern Labrador Sea, as well as east of
Newfoundland over parts of the western Atlantic.
Northern and Central U.S./South-Central Canada...
Smoke transport from widespread wildfire activity over parts of the
western and northwestern U.S. has resulted in a broad region of
moderate to thick density smoke found over most of the northern and
central U.S. including the Central and Southern Plains as well as
parts of the central and southern Rockies. Smoke from wildfire
activity in southern British Columbia and the western U.S. has
resulted in thick density smoke over a large region of south-central
and southeast Canada including southern Saskatchewan, most of
Manitoba/Ontario, and into northern and central Quebec.
Western, Northwestern, and Southwestern U.S./Pacific...
Thick density smoke from the Dixie wildfire complex as well as from
other large complex fires in northern and central California as well
as west-central Oregon and southern Washington has resulted in a
broad region of thick density smoke. Thick smoke was observed over
most of northern and central California as well as over parts of
Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, and Montana. Light to moderate
density smoke was also observed over parts of the Southwest including
parts of New Mexico and most of Arizona. Light to moderate density
smoke was also observed over southern California. Light to moderate
density smoke was observed over most of the western U.S. as well as
offshore from California and the Pacific Northwest over the Pacific.
Gulf of Mexico/Texas...
A region of light to moderate density smoke likely attributed from
offshore drilling platforms in the Bay of Campeche was observed over
parts of coastal southern Texas and parts of the western Gulf of
Mexico.
DUST:
Atlantic...
Light density Saharan dust was observed over the eastern Caribbean Sea.
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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