DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1755Z June 28, 2024
SMOKE: Alaska/Northern Canada... A large area of light to moderate density residual smoke attributed to the numerous amount of large wildfires throughout Alaska and Northern Canada continues to be seen today covering a widespread area from the western edge of Alaska to the central region of Quebec. Areas of moderate to thick density smoke were observed throughout Alaska, the Yukon Province, the south-central Northwest Territories, northeast British Columbia and northwest Alberta. Localized thick density smoke attributed to the larger fires located within eastern Alaska, central Yukon and northeast British Columbia was observed moving east-northeastward in direction into the Northwest Territories. Eastern United States/Atlantic Seaboard... A large area of light density remnant smoke attributed to a combination of smoke from several sources continue to be observed covering much of the Eastern United States, including the Southeastern U.S. and the Atlantic Seaboard. This combination of smoke is from large wildfires throughout Alaska and Northwestern Canada, seasonal fire activity throughout the Central United States and continuing smoke and aerosols emanating from the Gulf of Mexico. The smoke was mostly moving eastward throughout the Central and Eastern United States into the Atlantic Ocean as the morning progressed. California/Nevada/Utah/Colorado... Two large wildfires located east of Fresno continue to produce a large area of smoke moving east-northeast into southeastern Nevada. This area of smoke extended east from southeastern Nevada into Utah and Colorado, and slightly northeast into Wyoming. A patch of moderate smoke was seen within the middle of this large area of light density smoke, beginning in western Utah and extending to north-central Colorado. Localized moderate to thick density smoke was seen emanating from the larger wildfire located east of Fresno, CA, with moderate smoke dispersing from both fires in opposite directions, creating a medium sized area of moderate density smoke covering the areas surrounding Fresno. 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. In this specific area within the Pacific Ocean, smoke that has moved south along the West Coast from the large area present in Alaska and Northern Canada and the Bering Sea has also begun to mix with the areas of smoke and aerosols off the southwest coast of Mexico. 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. DUST: A considerable amount of Saharan dust was observed today over the eastern Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. 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