DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1655Z July 02, 2024
SMOKE: Alaska/Northern Canada... A large area of light to moderate density residual smoke attributed to the numerous amount of large wildfires throughout Alaska and Northern Canada continues to be seen today covering a widespread area from the Bering Sea and western edge of Alaska, east through the majority of Canada and regions near the North Pole, to the Labrador Sea and past the southeast coast of Greenland. These larger wildfires located in central Alaska, northeast British Columbia and northern Alberta continue to produce moderate and thick density smoke that can be seen throughout central Alaska and then moving east-southeast through the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, northeast British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. Southeastern United States... An area of predominantly light density smoke was observed this morning along the Gulf Coast, which extended slightly north into Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee and Kentucky. The area of smoke extended east into the Atlantic Ocean off the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina and stayed relatively close to the shore. California... Two fires located in central California were seen producing small plumes of light density smoke that appeared to be blowing generally southwest in direction as the morning progressed, creating a widespread area of light density smoke over the region. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Caribbean Sea/Central and Southern Mexico/Central America... Cloud cover over Central and Southern Mexico, Central America, the Yucatan Peninsula and the Caribbean Sea prevented a 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. 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