DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1654Z June 26, 2023
SMOKE: Canada, Eastern and Central United States, Atlantic Ocean… Numerous wildfires continue to burn across Canada with smoke extending from British Columbia to Eastern Canada. Very large wildfires accompanied by medium density smoke could be seen northern and southern British Columbia, western Alberta, central Saskatchewan, parts of western Manitoba, northwestern Ontario extending south through the northern region of Central Plains U.S and into Missouri, and across most of central Quebec. Quebec in particular, where the extreme wildfires are located, likely has thick density smoke closer to the source of the fires, but cloud cover over the region made it difficult to analyze for this morning’s analysis. In addition the bulk of the smoke dispersed towards the east, extending across the northern Atlantic ocean and reaching the Iberian Peninsula and the coast of France. Within these regions, moderate to thick density smoke was observed over in the Atlantic Ocean, with the moderate smoke just extending over in Portugal and Spain. Additional light smoke was also found across most of the eastern U.S., extending southward over the northern Gulf of Mexico where it blended with light smoke originating from Mexico and Central America. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean... Widespread fire activity was observed along western Mexico resulting in light smoke spreading across that entire region. Remnant smoke was also found over the western Gulf of Mexico, and to west over the Pacific Ocean. Some aerosols from industrial activities in Mexico and Central America may also be present within the smoke in this region. Dust: Lesser Antilles... A large band of moderate-density Saharan dust continues to move westward across the tropical Atlantic with the leading edge located less than 300 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. 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