DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1530Z June 15, 2024
SMOKE: Newfoundland and Labrador/Labrador Sea... An area of smoke attributed to the several ongoing wildfires located throughout central Quebec and western Newfoundland and Labrador was observed today despite a significant amount of cloud cover over the region. This area of smoke appeared to be light in density, covering eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, the Labrador Sea and just off the coast of Greenland. This smoke continued south over southeastern Canada and into the far eastern United States. Eastern United States… Agricultural fires throughout the eastern US were observed producing light density smoke over throughout the area. The smoke was moving east over the Atlantic Ocean from Florida in the south to southeastern Canada. This smoke continued south mixing with the smoke that has been present in the Gulf of Mexico. Southwest United States... A large detached smoke plume was seen moving east and extending across several states, starting from Utah and extending through the parts of Colardo and Arizona, across New Mexico, and into parts of western Texas. The smoke ranged from light to moderate density, with the moderate density being across the four southwestern states. The smoke likely originated from a combination of the large wildfires in Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Caribbean Sea/Central-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, the Yucatan Peninsula and Central America was observed this morning from the Gulf of Mexico, through the far western portion of the Caribbean Sea, central and southern Mexico, northern Central America and into the Pacific Ocean off the southwest coastline of Mexico. Areas of higher density smoke and aerosols were observed over Western Mexico and the Pacific Ocean. Aerosols from a composite of volcanic emissions and industrial sources in Mexico, and gas flaring activity in the Bay of Campeche contributed to the expansive area of aerosol and smoke observed throughout these regions today. Saharan dust: A considerable amount of Saharan dust was observed today over the eastern and central regions of the Atlantic Ocean. The Saharan dust is now over the eastern Caribbean Sea and continues to move east. 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