DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1530Z June 23, 2024
SMOKE: Alaska/Northeastern United States/Atlantic Ocean... A large area of light density smoke attributed to a combination of smoke from new and ongoing wildfires throughout Western Canada and Eastern Canada, fires in Alaska, seasonal fire activity throughout the Central and Atlantic Seaboard and the continued combination of smoke and aerosols emanating from the Gulf of Mexico continue to be observed engulfing eastern Alaska, majority of Canada, Central and Southeastern U.S, parts of the Pacific Northwest, and well into the Atlantic Ocean off of eastern Canada and northeastern U.S. Although cloud cover in these area such as northeastern U.S and western Canada impacted the morning analysis, it can be presumed that various individual events throughout these regions such as numerous wildfires and seasonal agricultural burning are contributing elements to the vast combined area of smoke that can be seen covering these regions. Throughout the region, various patches of moderate smoke was observed over Wyoming, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Alaska. Most of these are due to the localized wildfires in the respective areas, however the patch of moderate smoke over in Wyoming is likely due the ongoing wildfires in the western U.S. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central-Southern Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Central America/Cuba/Hispaniola/Pacific Ocean... A large area of predominantly light to potentially moderate smoke attributed to widespread seasonal fire activity throughout central-southern Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, Central America and northern South America was observed today over northern Mexico, northern Gulf of Mexico, and the Pacific Ocean off the southern coastline of Mexico. The smoke may be present over areas such as the Caribbean Sea and Central America but cloud cover engulfed over these regions. 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