Thursday, September 5, 2024

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0125Z September 6, 2024

SMOKE:
Canada/United States/Pacific Ocean/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 central parts of the Northwest Territories
and British Columbia, to northwest Saskatchewan and reaching as
far as southern Ontario and Quebec before extending northeast into
the Labrador Sea and then extending further east over the northern
Atlantic Ocean. Widespread seasonal burning was observed throughout the
Southeastern United States, resulting in light density smoke present
across the region that was seen moving east towards the Atlantic Coastal
areas. Areas of moderate density smoke were seen over western Canada,
the Pacific Northwest and portions of the Midwest and Northeastern
United States.

Pacific Northwest...
Numerous wildfires throughout the Pacific Northwest region continue
to be observed today. Plumes of moderate-to-thick density smoke were
observed emanating from fires throughout Oregon, Idaho and central British
Columbia, blanketing the surrounding area in a layer of moderate density
smoke which was seen moving westward into the northern Pacific Ocean as
the evening progressed.

DUST:
A light amount of Saharan Dust was seen traveling westward across the
Atlantic Ocean towards the Lesser Antilles with a slight amount of
Saharan Dust seen over the eastern Caribbean Sea.

Willkens

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.