DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1645Z June 26, 2024
Alaska/Northwestern Canada... Light density smoke and residual smoke continued to cover the entire region of northern Alaska and Canada. Fires in Alaska were observed producing plumes ranging from of light to heavy-density smoke which extended west into the western Alaska. Smoke continued throughout the Yukon Territories in to Alaska and throughout the Northwest Territories. Heavy cloud cover throughout the entire region prevented a more detailed analysis this morning. Quebec/Newfoundland… Multiple fires in Quebec and Newfoundland were observed producing light density smoke which was moving toward the east into the Labrador Sea this morning. Heavy cloud cover prevented a more detailed analysis of the smoke. Pacific Northwest/California/Southern and Eastern US... Light smoke from a fire northern Washington State was moving northwest towards British Columbia. Light smoke from a fire in central Oregon was moving north towards northern Oregon. Light smoke that is likely remnant smoke from the Canadian wildfires was observed over the Southeastern US and was observed moving east into the Atlantic Ocean. Currier 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