DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1510Z June 11, 2024
SMOKE: Yukon/Alaska... A large observation region of light density smoke was seen over Northern Alaska, likely produced from the multiple wildfires scattered throughout western Yukon. Continued cloud cover prevented a more detailed analysis of smoke over the region. Quebec... Wildfires in central Quebec were observed producing light density smoke that was spreading in all directions New Mexico... A large wildfire located in western New Mexico was seen producing light to localized thick density smoke. The light density smoke was observed spreading in all directions while the moderate and localized thick density smoke was seen spreading eastward. Central and Eastern U.S... A large area of light density smoke was observed engulfing the Central and most of the eastern U.S. with the exception of Florida. The smoke is likely a combination of wildfires in Alaska and Yukon, seasonal burning in the United States, and fire activity in Mexico and Central America. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Southern U.S/Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Caribbean Sea/Bahamas/Central and Southern Mexico/Central America/Pacific Ocean... A large area of predominantly light to moderate density smoke attributed to widespread seasonal fire activity throughout central and southern Mexico and Central America was observed this morning from Mexico, extending northeast through the Gulf of Mexico and Florida and into the Atlantic Ocean. The smoke was also observed in the Pacific Ocean along the western and southern coast of Mexico. The moderate dense smoke was present across the Gulf Coastal Plain of Mexico, the western Gulf of Mexico, and north into the southern U.S states of Texas, Louisiana, and parts of Alabama and Florida. Nguyen 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