DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0220Z August 2, 2023
SMOKE: Northern U.S./Canada... A very large thin density plume from ongoing wildfires over northwestern Canada covers eastern Alaska and large part of Canada from the Yukon southeast to central Ontario. This thin plume continues into the Lower 48 covering the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Mid-Atlantic to offshore over the Atlantic southeast of New England. Within this thin density plume, a moderate density plume was detected over far northeastern British Columbia, northern Alberta/Saskatchewan/Manitoba, and western and central Ontario. This moderate plume continues southeast into parts of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Mid-Atlantic. A heavy density plume was observed over northeastern Manitoba, western Ontario, and in a narrow band across parts of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Mid-Atlantic. Texas... A wildfire over the northern Panhandle was spreading a light to heavy density plume to the north. Western U.S./Southwestern Canada... Numerous Wildfires over southern British Columbia and parts of Montana and Idaho were spreading light to moderate density plumes, with locally heavy density in some areas, over southeastern British Columbia, southern Alberta/Saskatchewan, northeastern Idaho, and all of Montana. Several wildfires over western Oregon were spreading light density plumes, with locally moderate to heavy density in some areas, over western and northern Oregon. Konon 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