DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1200Z July 24, 2024
SMOKE: Canada/United States/Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Atlantic Ocean... Mixed density smoke attributed to numerous wildfires in northern Canada and the Pacific Northwest region, as well as seasonal fire activity throughout the United States continues to be observed today. Light density smoke was seen over Alaska, most of Canada, and the U.S., while moderate to thick density smoke was expanding from fires in northwestern Canada to the east over Hudson Bay and Quebec. Smoke from Canadian fires mixed with more thick to moderate smoke from fires in the Pacific Northwest region and expanded to the south as far as Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico, and was partially obscured by clouds as it moved east offshore into the 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