DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z June 17, 2022
SMOKE: Alaska/Northwestern Canada... Numerous large wildfires burning in southwestern and central Alaska were responsible for large areas of varying density smoke which affected virtually all of Alaska, coastal Alaska, and northwestern Canada. Moderate smoke was observed in eastern Alaska and Yukon while progressing westward. Earlier in the day, the smoke extended through Canada and into the U.S northern plains, however cloud cover over western and northwestern Canada has prevented the analysis of the full extent of the smoke in these regions. Eastern and Central U.S... A swath of varying density smoke from several larger wildfires burning in Arizona and New Mexico with contributions from seasonal burning extended from portions of Arizona and New Mexico to the northeast, across central and eastern U.S, and down back through the U.S Gulf States. Moderate smoke was observed progressing westward over central U.S, extending from the wildfires in northern New Mexico through southern Nebraska. Cloud cover appeared over the locations of the wildfires, thus heavier density smoke closer to the large wildfires in Arizona and New Mexico is most likely underneath the cover. The smoke further south of the U.S mixed with the “SMOKE/AEROSOL” combination described below. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Northern Mexico/Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean/Southwestern U.S… Generally thin density smoke from seasonal fire activity and possibly a few wildfires in Mexico combined with aerosols from industry was visible this evening over western and northern Mexico, and western Gulf of Mexico. DUST: Tropical Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico... Saharan Dust was seen over the Central Tropical Atlantic Ocean and extending through the eastern Caribbean Islands and into the eastern Caribbean Sea. Nguyen 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 map: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/currenthms.jpg Smoke data: https://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/FIRE/web/HMS/Smoke_Polygons Fire data: https://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/FIRE/web/HMS/Fire_Points ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO: SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov