DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1710Z June 6, 2024
SMOKE: Central Florida/Canada… A light to moderate smoke plume was observed this morning. The smoke was observed trending eastward toward the Atlantic Ocean. Quebec… Two areas of wildfires were observed within the Quebec Province of Canada. One was in central Quebec and emanated light smoke that was trending northward within Quebec Province. The second wildfire was in southeastern Quebec and emanated light to moderate smoke that was trending north/northwest. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Central America/Central and Southwestern United States/Pacific Ocean... Numerous smoke plumes related to agricultural burning were observed across much of Mexico and adjacent Central America this morning. This smoke combined with a large amount of remnant smoke, as well as aerosols from a variety of sources, to create a large mass of light to moderate density smoke covering much of Mexico, northern Central America, south-central and southwestern United States, the Gulf of Mexico, and adjacent coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean. Currier 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