DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0125Z August 29, 2024
SMOKE: Canada/United States/Gulf of Mexico/Atlantic Ocean... A large area of smoke attributed to a combination of the large amount of wildfire activity across western and central Canada, and the Northwest region of the United States, continued to impact areas of Canada, the United States, and portions of the Atlantic Ocean. Moderate-to-thick density smoke were observed emanating from the wildfires in the Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, Idaho, Nevada, and California. A large area of light-to-moderate density smoke was observed throughout the Southern United States from seasonal agricultural burns that traveled into the Gulf of Mexico. Cloud cover throughout North America and the Gulf of Mexico precluded a more detailed analysis of the smoke densities. DUST: A moderate amount of Saharan Dust was seen traveling westward across the Atlantic Ocean coast towards the Lesser Antilles. 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