DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1625Z June 27, 2024
Alaska/Northwestern Canada... Light to moderate density smoke and residual smoke continued to cover the entire region of northern Alaska and Canada. Seasonal fires in Alaska were observed producing plumes ranging from of light to medium-density smoke which extended west into the western Alaska into the Bering Sea. Smoke continued throughout the Yukon Territories in to Alaska and throughout the Northwest Territories. The smoke continued south through British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, where it then mingled with smoke produced in the Untied States. Oregon/California/Southern and Eastern US... A large area of smoke from a combination of seasonal fires and 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 Southern U.S while extending south into the Gulf of Mexico. California... Two large wildfires located east of Fresno continued producing a large area of smoke moving east/northeast into southeastern Nevada and northwestern Utah. Closer to the source of the wildfire, localized light to moderate-density smoke was seen extending in all directions. 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. A mixture of the Alaskan and Canadian smoke mingled with the aerosols and seasonal fires throughout the Gulf of Mexico, throughout Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula. Cloud cover over Southern Mexico, 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: Saharan Desert... Blowing dust originating from the Saharan Desert was seen blowing westward into Caribbean Sea toward Puerto Rico. 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