DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1645Z August 10, 2022
SMOKE: Western Canada/Southeastern Canada/Central U.S… A large mass of mainly thin density smoke could be seen this morning extending from just off the coast of British Columbia inland over portions of western Canada and from there stretching to the southeast and fanning out over much of the central U.S. In addition, a narrowing band of thin density smoke also continued from the Great Lakes region to the northeast over southeastern Ontario and southern Quebec. Within the huge mass of thin density smoke were embedded smaller patches of moderate density smoke moving to the southeast from the area stretching from southeastern Iowa over northern Illinois, southern and eastern Wisconsin, and Lake Michigan. This large leftover area of smoke was likely from a combination of recent wildfire activity both in northwestern Canada and the northwestern part of the U.S. Moderately dense to thick smoke was visible closer to and extending to the north and northeast from the Moose Fire in east central Idaho as well as from a wildfire north of Pocatello in southeastern Idaho, and from the Six Rivers Lightning Complex in northwestern California. Pacific off the California Coast… Remnant thin density smoke was visible through breaks in the cloud cover off the coast of central California over the far eastern Pacific. This smoke is likely primarily from wildfires burning in northern California and west central Oregon. Mid-Atlantic Region/Atlantic Ocean...Relatively narrow swaths of generally light density leftover smoke were observed extending from the Mid-Atlantic region eastward and offshore to well out over the central Atlantic. This remnant smoke was possibly from a combination of recent wildfire activity in Newfoundland, northwestern Canada, and the northwestern part of the U.S. Southeastern Canada… Mainly thin density smoke was visible spreading to the west over southwestern Newfoundland, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, and New Brunswick just to the east of Maine. This remnant smoke was likely from recent wildfires in Newfoundland which were obscured by cloud cover this morning. Northern Canada… A stripe of leftover thin density smoke attributed to recent wildfire activity in northwestern Canada was seen this morning stretching from eastern Nunavut and northern Hudson Bay possibly reaching Baffin Bay. DUST: Florida/Bahamas/Tropical Atlantic, Caribbean Sea... A remnant patch of Saharan dust was visible this morning over the Bahamas and extending to the west and inland over the Florida peninsula. The dust also was present to the north of the Bahamas off the southeast U.S. coast and may extend inland over coastal Georgia as well. Farther to the southeast, some Saharan dust along the leading western edge of a much bigger area appears to be very close to or over Puerto Rico and the far eastern Caribbean. JS 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