DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0211Z June 29, 2024
SMOKE: Alaska/Northern Canada... A large area of light to moderate density smoke attributed to numerous wildfires throughout Alaska and Northern Canada continues to be seen today covering a widespread area from western Alaska to northeastern Canada. Areas of moderate to thick density smoke were observed throughout Alaska, the Yukon Province, south-central Northwest Territories, northeast British Columbia and northwest Alberta. Localized thick density smoke attributed to larger fires in eastern Alaska, central Yukon and northeast British Columbia, was observed moving east into the Northwest Territories. Eastern United States/Atlantic Seaboard... A large area of light density smoke continued to be observed covering much of the southeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic, extending offshore to the northeast. This 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 southern coast of Mexico and Gulf of Mexico. California/Nevada... Two large wildfires located east of Fresno continue to produce a large area of smoke moving northeast into Nevada, and moderate smoke dispersing from both fires in opposite directions around 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 northern Central America was observed today over the Gulf of Mexico, Central and Southern Mexico and extending west into the Pacific Ocean. 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. DUST: Saharan dust was observed today over the Atlantic Ocean, and a light area has reached the eastern Caribbean Sea. Mills 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