DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0215Z July 13, 2024
SMOKE: Northeastern British Columbia/Alberta/US Northwest/US Central Plains Light to heavy density smoke continued emanating from the ongoing fires in Northeastern British Columbia and eastern Alberta, were observed dispersing from a large portion of Alaska, over large portions of the Continental US/Canadian interior/Atlantic Seaboard. Oregon/Idaho/Montana: In eastern Oregon, light to heavy density smoke continued emanating from the ongoing Cow Valley wildfire. Separate plumes were observed emanating light to medium density smoke from western Oregon, through Idaho, and into Montana. California/Utah/Arizona: Wildfires in northern and southwestern California continued to emanate light to heavy density smoke. The northern most wildfire smoke was seen moving north into southern Oregon. In Utah, a light to medium density smoke plumes were observed moving in all directions in Utah. In Southern Arizona, light to medium density smoke continued emanating from the ongoing Freeman wildfire. Smoke from the fire was seen drifting towards the west into Southwestern Arizona. Maui Hawaii... In south-central Maui, the Crater Road wildfire was seen releasing light density smoke that was observed moving west over the Pacific Ocean. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central-Southern Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Central America/Pacific Ocean... A large area of predominantly light to moderate smoke attributed to widespread seasonal fire activity throughout central-southern Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, Central America and northern South America was observed today over southern Mexico, the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, and the Pacific Ocean off the southern coastline of Mexico, and into the southern Gulf of Mexico. Aerosols from a composite of volcanic emissions and industrial sources in Mexico contributed to the expansive area of aerosol/smoke seen in these regions today. DUST: A moderate amount of Saharan dust was seen moving westward into the Atlantic Ocean, a lighter amount of Saharan dust was seen moving into the eastern Caribbean Sea toward Puerto Rico. 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