DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1627Z September 03, 2024
SMOKE: Canada/United States... A large area of light-to-moderate density smoke attributed to wildfire activity across northwestern and central Canada was observed traveling eastward across Canada into the Hudson Bay, as well as drifting southward into the Central United States. Idaho/Montana/Washington State... Continued wildfires in the Boise National Park region (Western Idaho), and Central Washington State were observed producing large amounts of moderate to possibly thick smoke that extended northeast into Montana, southern Saskatchewan, northern Wyoming, the Dakotas, Wisconsin and into Minnesota. Heavy cloud cover throughout the regions precluded a more detailed analysis of the smoke density. DUST: A light amount of Saharan dust was seen traveling westward off the western African Coast 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