DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0155Z July 14, 2024
SMOKE: Northeastern British Columbia/Alberta/US Northwest/US West Coast/US Central Plains/US Southern States/ US East Coast Light to heavy density smoke continued emanating from the ongoing fires in Northeastern British Columbia and eastern Alberta, and were observed traveling over large portions of the Continental US/Canadian interior/Atlantic Seaboard. Washington State... A large ongoing wildfire in Northeast Washington that is likely associated with the Pioneer Wildfire that was emanating light to medium density smoke that was traveling eastward into Idaho and Montana. The smoke likely mingled with the smoke from the Canadian wildfires. Oregon... Light to Heavy density smoke was observed emanating from both the ongoing Falls Wildfire (Central Oregon) and Cow Valley wildfire (Eastern Oregon) and both were seen traveling eastward through Idaho, and into southern Montana. A third fire was observed in northwestern Oregon and was emanating light to medium density smoke that was traveling within its self. Montana… Two fires were observed releasing smoke throughout Montana. The most significant one was in the southern portion of Montana, it was emanating light to heavy density smoke that was seen traveling north into central Montana, and east and south into northern Wyoming. The other fire was in west-central Montana and was observed releasing a light density smoke plume that was traveling east into central Montana. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central-Southern Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Central America/Cuba/Hispaniola/Pacific Ocean... A large area of light to smoke attributed to widespread seasonal fire activity throughout central-southern Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, Central America and northern South America was observed today over southern Mexico, the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, and the Pacific Ocean off the southern coastline of Mexico, and east over the northern Caribbean Sea. Aerosols from a composite of volcanic emissions and industrial sources in Mexico contributed to the expansive area of aerosol/smoke seen in these regions today. DUST: A moderate amount of Saharan dust was seen moving westward into the Atlantic Ocean. 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