DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0009Z September 20, 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. Arizona... An plume of at least moderate density smoke from a fire over central Arizona was extending north remaining in the state as evening approached. Eglin 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