DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0045Z July 27, 2024
SMOKE: Canada/United States/Pacific Ocean/Atlantic Ocean... A significant amount of mixed density smoke attributed to a combination of seasonal fire activity throughout the United States and numerous wildfires in western Canada, Alaska and the Pacific Northwest region continues to be observed today. Light density smoke was seen throughout the majority of the United States, Canada and extending into the northern Atlantic Ocean. A large area of moderate density smoke was seen throughout much of Canada, the Pacific Northwest, and the Great Plains, extending into the Northeastern United States and eastern Canada. Eastern Alaskan fires were also producing moderate density smoke. The highest density smoke was seen in the Pacific Northwest and western Canada, from eastern British Columbia east through much of northern Canada into Ontario and Quebec. Areas of thick density smoke were also observed around wildfires in northern California, throughout Oregon and Washington. DUST: An area of Saharan Dust was seen over the central Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Caribbean Sea. Mills 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