DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1635Z August 19, 2024

SMOKE:
Canada/Midwest and Eastern United States/Gulf of Mexico/Atlantic Ocean…
A layer of mixed density smoke attributed to a combination of seasonal
burning throughout the United States and the significant amount of
wildfire activity across western, north-central and central Canada
continues to be observed today throughout the majority of Canada and
the Midwest to the Coastal Atlantic and Southern regions of the United
States, and into the Gulf of Mexico. This mixed density smoke was seen
extending from the western parts of the Northwest Territories and British
Columbia, into Nunavut, through central Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and
then moving east-southeast through Ontario and into the Midwest region of
the United States. The smoke continued east over the Labrador Sea before
extending further into the northern Atlantic Ocean. Moderate-to-thick
density smoke was observed covering areas throughout  north-central and
eastern Canada, the Midwest and Southeast regions of the United States;
with the thickest density smoke seen in areas over north-central Canada,
Midwest United States and the northern Atlantic Ocean.

DUST:
A moderate amount of Saharan Dust was seen traveling westward across
the Atlantic Ocean towards the Lesser Antilles. A light amount of dust
was also seen in the Southern Caribbean Sea.

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

Unless otherwise indicated:

Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.

Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.

A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.

Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.