DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0101Z June 13, 2024
SMOKE: Quebec/Newfoundland/Labrador Sea/Greenland… Numerous wildfires were seen in and around central Quebec emitting moderate to thick density smoke that was moving northwest in direction. This smoke created an area of light to moderate smoke (with thick smoke near the sources) that was covering most of Quebec, northern Newfoundland, The Labrador Sea and continued east through southern Greenland. Eastern United States… Agricultural fires throughout the eastern US were observed producing light density smoke over the area. The smoke was moving east over the Atlantic Ocean from Florida to south of Nova Scotia. This smoke continued south mixing with the smoke that has been present in the Gulf of Mexico. New Mexico... A wildfire in western New Mexico continues to burn today. It was seen emitting light to moderate density smoke that was blowing southeast in direction as evening approached. North-Central Washington... A wildfire in north-central Washington continues to burn today. It was seen emitting light density smoke that was blowing east in direction as evening approached. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Caribbean Sea/Central-Southern Mexico/Central America/Pacific Ocean... A large area of predominantly light to moderate density smoke attributed to widespread seasonal fire activity throughout central-southern Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula and Central America was observed today from the Gulf of Mexico, through the far western portion of the Caribbean Sea, Central-Southern Mexico, Central America and into the Pacific Ocean off the southwest coastline of Mexico. Areas of higher density smoke and aerosols were observed over northern Central America, Central-Southern Mexico and the western portion of the Gulf of Mexico. Aerosols from a composite of volcanic emissions and industrial sources in Mexico, and gas flaring activity in the Bay of Campeche contributed to the expansive area of aerosol and smoke observed throughout these regions today. Eglin 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