DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z June 11, 2024
SMOKE: Yukon/Alaska... Multiple wildfires scattered throughout western Yukon and central Alaska were observed producing light to moderate density smoke, trending westward into the Bering Strait. Continued cloud cover over the region prevented a more detailed analysis of smoke over the region. Oregon… Three separate areas of light to moderate density smoke was observed in western and central Oregon. The western most smoke was observed moving westward toward the Pacific Ocean. The two areas of smoke in the central portion of Oregon were observed moving eastward into further central Oregon. Quebec... Wildfires in central Quebec were observed producing light to heavy smoke. The northern most wildfire had heavy density smoke that was observed moving south into central Quebec. 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 extended 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. 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