DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0125Z June 27, 2024
Alaska/Northwestern Canada... Light density smoke and residual smoke continued to cover the entire region of northern Alaska and Canada. Fires in Alaska were observed producing plumes ranging from of light to heavy-density smoke which extended west into the western Alaska. Smoke continued throughout the Yukon Territories in to Alaska and throughout the Northwest Territories. The smoke continued south through Saskatchewan where it then mingled with smoke produced in the Untied States. Pacific Northwest/California/Southern and Eastern US... A large area of smoke from a combination of wildfires in the Alaska and Northwestern Canada, seasonal fire activity in the central U.S, and some contribution from the larger wildfires in western U.S was observed over Central and eastern U.S while extending northeast into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of southeastern Canada. California... A large wildfire located near east of Fresno was seen producing a large area of smoke moving southward. Closer to the source of the wildfire, localized moderate to thick density smoke was seen extending in all directions. Quebec/Newfoundland… Multiple fires in Quebec and Newfoundland were observed producing light density smoke which was moving toward the east into the Labrador Sea early this morning however heavy cloud cover prevented a more detailed analysis for the evening. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Eastern and Southern Mexico/Pacific Ocean... A large area of predominantly light to potentially moderate density smoke attributed to widespread seasonal fire activity throughout Central and Southern Mexico and Central America was observed today over the Gulf of Mexico, eastern 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 Caribbean Sea prevented a more detailed analysis of the smoke and aerosols throughout these regions, however, based on previous observations it can be presumed that smoke and aerosols are present in these areas but are shielded by cloud cover. DUST: Oregon... Blowing dust originating in the Summer Lake Migratory Waterfowl and Game Management area in southern Oregon was observed moving northwest across the state, where it was then covered by heavy cloud cover. Nguyen 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