DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z July 6, 2022
SMOKE: Western/Northern/Southern Canada, Central and Northern Alaska: An expansive area of varying density smoke was produced from intensive wildfires was observed extending from Alaska to all of the Northwestern Territories. In addition to that activity, fires across Northwest Territory, northeastern Alberta, and northwestern Saskatchewan were producing moderate to thick smoke that was moving in every direction spreading out over the vast area. California/Central Sierras... Earlier in the day, a recent ignited wildfire in the Central Sierras was observed producing light to thick smoke. However, cloud cover has appeared over the fire and thus engulfed much of the smoke, rendering analysis null in the region. Mexico, Western Gulf of Mexico, Central and Eastern United States... A large area of mostly light density smoke, from a combination of recent fire activity over the central and eastern United States, Mexico and large contributions from the wildfires in Alaska and western Canada was seen extending from Nebraska to parts of Ohio, while moving south into parts of Alabama and Louisiana. Parts of this smoke was observed over in western Gulf Mexico as well. In addition, a light density smoke plume, most likely detached from smoke mass mention previously, was observed moving south over the Atlantic ocean near South Carolina 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