DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0135Z June 24, 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 and Eastern Canada, Alaska, seasonal fire activity throughout the Central and Southeastern United States and the continued combination of smoke and aerosols emanating from the Gulf of Mexico continue to be seen covering areas all throughout Canada and the United States. This large mass of smoke was seen engulfing Eastern Alaska, the majority of Canada, Central and Southeastern U.S, parts of the Pacific Northwest and areas well into the Atlantic Ocean from the coasts of New England where the smoke was first observed extending into the Atlantic. Although cloud cover in the Northeastern U.S and Western Canada impacted the today’s 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 highlighted regions, areas of moderate density smoke was observed, such as Idaho, Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska. This more moderate density smoke was also present over Alaska, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and parts of Ontario. The areas of higher density smoke is likely due to the localized wildfires in the respective areas, however, the area of moderate smoke throughout the Midwest region is likely due to ongoing wildfires in the Western United States. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Caribbean Sea/Central and Southern Mexico/Central America/Pacific Ocean... A large area of predominantly light to potentially moderate 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 the Caribbean Sea prevented a more detailed analysis of the smoke and aerosols throughout these regions, however, based on previous observations it can be presumed that smoke and aerosols are present in these areas but are shielded by cloud cover. Willkens 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