DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z June 10, 2024

SMOKE:
Quebec...
A handful of fires in central Quebec were observed producing light smoke
that was seen moving off toward the southwest.

Yukon/Alaska...
A couple wildfires scattered throughout western Yukon and central Alaska
were observed producing light to moderate density smoke. Cloud cover
over the region prevented definitive analysis of smoke over central and
northern Alaska, but light smoke was likely seen reaching as far west
as the Bering Strait.

AEROSOL/SMOKE:
Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Caribbean Sea/Bahamas/Central and
Southern Mexico/Central America/Pacific Ocean...
A large area of predominantly light to moderate density smoke attributed
to widespread seasonal fire activity throughout central and southern
Mexico and Central America was observed this morning from the Gulf
of Mexico, extending northeast through Florida and into the Atlantic
Ocean. The thickest smoke was present across the Gulf Coastal Plain of
Mexico and the western Gulf of Mexico as well as extending southwestward
from the Mexican States of Michoacan and Guerrero out over the tropical
Eastern Pacific. The lighter aerosol extends from these areas away from
Mexico, with smoke being drawn eastward across the northern Gulf of
Mexico, Florida, and the Bahamas out across the North Atlantic Ocean,
while smoke south of Mexico is drawn westward further out across the
tropical Eastern Pacific and offshore of the southern and western coasts
of Mexico.

Hosley

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

Unless otherwise indicated:

Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.

Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.

A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.

Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.