DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1745Z June 13, 2024
SMOKE: Quebec/Newfoundland and Labrador/Labrador Sea/Greenland... An area of remnant smoke attributed to several wildfires located throughout central Quebec and western Newfoundland and Labrador was observed this morning despite a significant amount of cloud cover of the region. The remnant smoke appeared to be light in density, covering much of Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador. As the smoke moved northeast, it covered areas of the Labrador Sea and the southern tip of Greenland. Although further analysis of distinct plumes and defining areas of thicker density smoke was not able to be completed, it is likely that areas of thicker smoke is being concealed by cloud cover. Eastern United States... An area of light density smoke attributed agricultural fires throughout the eastern United States was observed over the southern region of the Mississippi River Basin, extending slightly northeast into the Great Lakes region before crossing the Canadian border into southern Ontario. The area of smoke was also present from the Gulf Coast, extending north from Georgia along the east coast of the United States as far as Massachusetts. Some smoke from the areas along the Gulf Coast were also seen mixing with the area of smoke and aerosols present in the Gulf of Mexico that are attributed to seasonal fire activity and industrial emissions throughout Mexico and Central America. New Mexico... The large wildfire located in western New Mexico continues to burn today. It was observed producing light to moderate smoke that remained relatively stagnant near the source. Wyoming... A newly formed wildfire in the northeast corner of Wyoming was observed emitting a plume of light to moderate density smoke that was moving west in direction as the day progressed. 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 and southern Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula and Central America was observed this morning from the Gulf of Mexico, through the far western portion of the Caribbean Sea, central and southern Mexico, northern 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 and 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. Willkens 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