DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z July 4, 2022
SMOKE: Western/Northern/Southern Canada, Central and Northern and Central U.S., Alaska: A large area of light density to dense smoke attributed mainly to the wildfires burning in portions of western and central Alaska and northwestern Canada, were seen stretching northeast from western Alaska through the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and then extending southeast through northern/central British Columbia, most of Alberta, Saskatchewn, Manitoba, Ontario and into parts of western/central Quebec. The smoke continuing south and covered most of the Midwest U.S. with mostly light density smoke that moved as far south as northern Kentucky border. Seasonal fires from yesterday have added to this light density smoke in the central/eastern US. The smoke continues northeastward into the western sections of the northeast and will continue into the Mid-Atlantic later today. Within this area of lighter density smoke are area’s of moderate density to dense smoke extending from the fire activity in western Alaska east into the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Thicker density can be seen over central Alaska. An additional area of moderately dense smoke can be seen over central Manitoba and stretching east into western/central Ontario. This is a narrow area. DUST: J Kibler 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