Thursday, June 21, 2024

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0101Z June 21, 2024

SMOKE:
Central and Eastern United States/Alaska/Western Canada/Atlantic Ocean...
A large area of light density smoke attributed to a combination of smoke
from ongoing wildfires throughout Western Canada and Alaska, seasonal
fire activity throughout the Central and Atlantic Seaboard regions of
the U.S. and the continued combination of smoke and aerosols emanating
from the Gulf of Mexico continue to be observed today, beginning in
Alaska and starting again through parts of Northwestern Territories and
Yukon, southeast through western Canada, and into the United States,
where in covered Central and Eastern U.S before ending in the Atlantic
Ocean. Various individual events throughout these regions such as large
wildfires and seasonal agricultural burning are contributing elements
to the vast combined area of smoke that can be seen covering these
regions. Cloud cover moved in over most of our areas of interest later
this afternoon but moderate to thick smoke could be seen through the
clouds from wildfires in Quebec, British Columbia, Alberta and Alaska.

New Mexico...
The two large ongoing wildfires located in a South-Central New Mexico
tribal reservation continue to be observed emitting a large plume of
light density smoke that was seen dispersing into the north earlier
today but became cloud cpovered later this evening.


AEROSOL/SMOKE:
Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Caribbean Sea/Central and Southern
Mexico/Pacific Ocean...
A large area of predominantly light density smoke attributed to
widespread seasonal fire activity throughout Central and Southern
Mexico and Central America was observed today from the Gulf of Mexico,
Central and Southern Mexico and into the Pacific Ocean off the southwest
coastline of Mexico. Heavy cloud cover over Central America, the Yucatan
Peninsula and Mexico due to Tropical Storm Alberto prevented a more
detailed analysis of the smoke and aerosols throughout these regions.

Saharan dust:
A considerable amount of Saharan dust was observed today over the Eastern
and Central regions of the Atlantic Ocean. The moderate edge of Saharan
Dust is approximately 550 miles east of the Lesser Antilles.

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

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.