DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1620Z June 16, 2024
SMOKE: Central US/Southern US/ Atlantic Seaboard... Continued remnant smoke originating from previous and ongoing wildfires in Canada, has mixed with both current smoke from ongoing fires in the Central United States and continuing smoke/aerosols emanating from the Gulf of Mexico. The smoke was mostly moving eastward within the Central and Eastern United States into the Atlantic Ocean. Southern California... Lite to Medium density smoke emanating from suspected wildfires in Southern California was observed moving northeast and eastward into Southern Nevada and Northwestern Arizona. Washington State… Lite to Medium density smoke emanating from a wildfire in northern Washington State and was observed generally moving eastward into Northern Idaho. Northwest Territories… Lite to Medium density smoke emanating from a wildfire in the Northwest Territories was observed generally moving westward and then back eastward. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central-Southern Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Pacific Ocean... A large area of predominantly light to moderate density smoke attributed to widespread seasonal fire activity throughout central-southern Mexico was observed this morning over central and southern Mexico, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Pacific Ocean off the southern coastline of Mexico. Heavy cloud cover over Central America and the Yucatan Peninsula precluded a more detailed analysis of the smoke around the region. 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