DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1725Z July 29, 2024
SMOKE: Canada/United States/Baja California Peninsula/Atlantic Ocean... A significant amount of mixed density smoke attributed to a combination of seasonal fire activity throughout the United States and numerous wildfires in Canada and the Pacific Northwest region continues to be observed today. Light density smoke was seen throughout the majority of the United States, extending south along the West Coast reaching the Baja California Peninsula; extending east-southeast from Alaska across northern Canada before dispersing into the northern Atlantic Ocean past the southern tip of Greenland. Areas of moderate density smoke were seen throughout north, central and western Canada, extending east past Quebec into the northern Atlantic; and the north-central region of the United States, while areas with the thickest density smoke were concentrated in the southeast corner of the Northwest Territories, central Nunavut,southern Alberta and Saskatchewan and the Pacific Northwest. The large mass of thick density smoke concentrated throughout northern Canada was seen stretching east-southeast from the Northwest Territories becoming more moderate to light in density as it moved into the Midwest region and Northeastern regions of the United States, however, a band of moderate smoke continued extending east through Ontario and Quebec, dispersing into the northern Atlantic. Pacific Northwest... An area of moderate to thick density smoke attributed to numerous wildfires throughout this region continue to be observed today despite a minor amount of cloud cover in the area. Multiple wildfires located throughout southeast British Columbia, Washington State, Oregon, Idaho and Northern California, ranging from midsize to large, have been seen producing moderate to thick plumes of smoke, adding to the larger mass of smoke within the region. The ‘Park Fire’ located in Butte County in north-central California continues to produces a large plume of moderate-thick density smoke that extends northeast in direction, reaching as far as central Idaho. As of this morning, this fire is said to be approximately 12% contained and has burned approximately 370,000 acres since it began on 7/24/2024. 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