DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0056Z June 15, 2024
SMOKE: Quebec/Newfoundland and Labrador/Labrador Sea/Greenland... An area of smoke attributed to the several ongoing wildfires located throughout central Quebec and western Newfoundland and Labrador was observed today despite a significant amount of cloud cover over the region. This area of smoke appeared to be light to moderate in density, covering parts of northeast Quebec, the Labrador Sea and east through southern Greenland. This smoke continued south over southeastern Canada and into the far eastern United States. Eastern United States… Agricultural fires throughout the eastern US were observed producing light density smoke over throughout the area. The smoke was moving east over the Atlantic Ocean from Florida in the south to southeastern Canada. This smoke continued south mixing with the smoke that has been present in the Gulf of Mexico. Utah... A wildfire in south-central Utah was observed emitting moderate to heavy density smoke that was moving southeast in direction remaining in the respective state as evening approached. New Mexico/Arizona... The large wildfire located in western New Mexico and several fires in eastern Arizona was observed producing light density smoke that was moving northeast in direction before becoming cloud covered this evening. California... A fire in northwestern California was observed emitting light density smoke that was moving southeast in direction remaining in the respective state 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 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. Saharan dust: A considerable amount of Saharan dust was observed today over the eastern and central regions of the Atlantic Ocean. The Saharan dust is now over the eastern Caribbean Sea and continues to move east. 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