Saturday, June 22, 2024

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1745Z June 22, 2024

SMOKE:
Alaska/Northeastern United States/Atlantic Ocean...
A large area of light density smoke attributed to a combination of
smoke from new and ongoing wildfires throughout Western Canada and
Eastern Canada, fires in Alaska, seasonal fire activity throughout the
Central and Atlantic Seaboard and the continued combination of smoke
and aerosols emanating from the Gulf of Mexico continue to be observed
today. Although cloud cover in these areas impacts detailed analysis,
it can be presumed that various individual events throughout these
regions such as numerous wildfires and seasonal agricultural burning
are contributing elements to the vast combined area of smoke that can
be seen covering these regions. Throughout the morning, light density
smoke was observed covering much of the East Coast of the United States,
with more moderate density smoke covering areas farther north reaching
into Central Ontario and Southern Quebec. As the morning progressed the
smoke was seen dispersing northeast towards the Great Lakes region before
moving east through New England before extending east off the coast into
the North-Central region of the Atlantic Ocean.

Alaska/Yukon/British Columbia...
Several wildfires located in East-Central Alaska were observed emitting
plumes of light to moderate smoke leading to an area of smoke that
covered the majority of Alaska and remained mostly within its respective
state’s border. A large area of moderate to even localized thick
smoke was visible in the southern region of the Northwest Territories,
North-East British Columbia North-Central Alberta, Northern Saskatchewan
and Northern Manitoba this morning, with areas extending as far as
Ontario. This area of smoke is attributed to a significant amount of
moderate to large wildfires scattered throughout the North-Eastern corner
of British Columbia and several wildfires in Central and Northern Alberta.

Oregon...
A presumed wildfire fire located in South-West Oregon was seen emitting
a plume of light density smoke that remained stagnant above the source.

AEROSOL/SMOKE:
Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Caribbean Sea/Cuba/Central and 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. The combination of smoke and aerosols
present in the Pacific Ocean off the Mexican coastline was also seen
extending north as far as the United States-Mexico border, off the coast
of San Diego, California. Heavy cloud cover over the Western portion
of the Gulf of Mexico and Central Mexico due to Tropical Storm Alberto
prevented a more detailed analysis of the smoke and aerosols throughout
these regions.

Saharan dust:
A considerable amount of Saharan dust was observed today over the Eastern
and Central regions of the Atlantic Ocean. The moderate edge of Saharan
Dust is now covering the far eastern Caribbean Sea.

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.