DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1655Z September 19, 2024

SMOKE:
Canada/United States/Atlantic Ocean...
A layer of light density smoke attributed to a combination of seasonal
burning throughout the United States and wildfire activity across
northwestern Canada continues to be seen today. This large area of smoke
was observed extending east from the Northwest Territories and Nunavut,
over the Hudson Bay, Quebec and the Northeastern United States, before
extending further east across the Labrador Sea and into the northern
Atlantic Ocean, close to the western coasts of Europe. Seasonal burning
throughout the Southeastern United States resulted in a layer of light
density smoke that was seen dispersing north through the Mississippi
Valley and along the Gulf Coast. Small areas of moderate density smoke
were seen in close proximity to wildfire activity along the shared
borders of the Northwest Territories, British Columbia and Alberta,
as well as off the coasts of the Northeastern United States.

DUST:
A moderate amount of Saharan Dust was seen traveling westward across
the northern and central parts of the Atlantic Ocean with a light amount
seen over the northern Caribbean Sea and the Caribbean Islands.

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.