Monday, June 17, 2024

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1710Z June 17, 2024

SMOKE:
Eastern United States/Great Lakes Region/Atlantic Seaboard...
A large area of light density remnant smoke attributed to a combination
of smoke from several sources continued to be observed covering much
of the eastern United States, including the Great lakes region and the
entirety of the Atlantic Seaboard. Remnant smoke from  Sources that
contribute to this large area of smoke are from previous and ongoing
wildfires throughout Canada as well as current smoke from ongoing fires
in the Central United States and continuing smoke and aerosols emanating
from the Gulf of Mexico. The smoke was mostly moving eastward throughout
the central and eastern United States into the Atlantic Ocean.

Quebec/Labrador Sea...
An area of remnant smoke attributed to the several ongoing wildfires
located throughout central Quebec and western Newfoundland and Labrador
was also observed this morning despite a significant amount of cloud cover
over the region. This area of remnant smoke appeared to be light density,
covering most of Quebec. The smoke, which has combined with areas of
smoke from the northeastern part of United States was observed moving east
into the Labrador Sea before extending northeast through the Davis Strait.

Southern California...
An area of light density smoke attributed to the wildfires located near
northern Los Angeles and Ventura counties was observed moving southeast
from the sources and just over the Arizona border.

Utah...
Several wildfires located in south-central Utah were observed emitting
light density smoke that was moving northeast in direction that remained
within the respective state as the morning 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 and Central America was observed this morning from the Gulf of
Mexico, central and southern Mexico and into the Pacific Ocean off the
southwest coastline of Mexico. Heavy cloud cover over Central America, the
Yucatan Peninsula and the Gulf of Mexico due to a tropical weather system
prevented a more detailed analysis of the smoke throughout these regions.

Saharan dust:
A considerable amount of Saharan dust was observed this morning over the
eastern and central regions of the Atlantic Atlantic Ocean. The moderate
edge of Saharan Dust is now encroaching on the Lesser Antilles.

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

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.