DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1520Z July 22, 2022
SMOKE: Much of Canada, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Northern Mexico and the North Atlantic Ocean… An expansive area of varying density smoke was analyzed over much of Canada, the United States, the western Gulf of Mexico, northern Mexico and extending well into the North Atlantic Ocean. Much of this area of smoke was due to the active fires across northern Alberta, northern Saskatchewan, and the southern Northwest Territories. The highest density smoke was seen over portions of the Northwest Territories and then extending southeast into northern British Columbia and northern Alberta. Another area of moderate density smoke was seen over southern portions of Ontario and Quebec. Further to the south, fire activity over the western United States were also contributing to much of the smoke seen over the United States. The highest density smoke seen in this region was extending from Montana southeast into South Dakota. BLOWING DUST: Tropical Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea…. A large area of Saharan Dust was seen extending across the Tropical Atlantic Ocean through the eastern Caribbean Islands and into the eastern Caribbean Sea. Hanna 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