DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1710Z June 24, 2024
SMOKE: Alaska/Northeastern United States/Atlantic Ocean... A large area of light density smoke attributed to a combination of new and ongoing wildfires throughout Alaska, Canada, seasonal fire activity throughout the central and southeastern United States, and the continued combination of smoke and aerosols emanating from the Gulf of Mexico continue to be seen covering areas all throughout Canada and the United States. The light smoke was seen over northern Alaska, the majority of Canada, central and southeastern U.S., and the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New England. Cloud cover precluded more detailed analysis but some areas of moderate smoke were seen throughout eastern Alaska and northwestern Canada. DUST: Saharan dust was seen spreading across the eastern Caribbean and Atlantic. Mills 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