DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z August 06, 2024
SMOKE: Canada/Eastern United States/Gulf of Mexico/Atlantic Ocean... Mixed density smoke attributed to wildfire activity across northwestern and central Canada and the Pacific Northwest region the United States was seen extending from the Northwest Territories, to central Alberta and Saskatchewan, western Manitoba, eastern Ontario, reaching southern Quebec, and then extending further east over the northern Atlantic Ocean. Widespread seasonal burning was observed along the southeastern United States resulting in light density smoke present across the region; this smoke was also observed extending south into the Gulf Of Mexico. Areas of moderate density smoke were seen over western Canada and the Pacific Northwest. Heavy cloud over over majority of Canada and northern U.S prevented further observation for this evening’s analysis, however moderate to thick density smoke was observed over northern Canada and northern U.S in the morning analysis, and likely is still present underneath the clouds. Several large fires located throughout southeastern British Columbia, Northwest Territories, and northwestern Manitoba were seen producing moderate to thick density smoke plumes. California/Pacific Northwest... An area of mixed density smoke attributed to numerous wildfires throughout the Pacific Northwest continue to be observed today, including the Park Fire in northern California, as well as several other fires located in Washington State, Oregon and Idaho. Moderate density smoke was observed blanketing the Pacific Northwest region with areas of heavy density smoke seen in western and central Oregon, northern California, and southern British Columbia. DUST: A moderate amount of Saharan Dust was seen traveling westward across the Atlantic Ocean towards the northeast of the Lesser Antilles with a lighter amount of Saharan Dust seen over the central Caribbean Sea. 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