DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1650Z August 02, 2024
SMOKE: Canada/Northern United States/Atlantic Ocean... Mixed density smoke attributed to wildfire activity across western and central Canada was seen spreading from parts of British Columbia, to western and northern Alberta, majority of Saskatchewan, southern-central Manitoba, Ontario and central Quebec, reaching New England and Newfoundland, and also extending further to the east over the Atlantic ocean. Extended patches of moderate-density were found over southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and southeastern Ontario, while detached thick density smoke plumes were observed over southern Manitoba and southeastern Ontario. California/Pacific Northwest... Multiple wildfires continue to burn across the Pacific Northwest including the Park Fire in northern California and several more sites in central Oregon and Washington states. Moderate-to-heavy density smoke blanketed northern California, the majority of Oregon, and southern Washington, with smoke plumes dispersing towards the north-northeast. DUST: A small areas of light Saharan dust could be seen traveling westward across the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, while another patch of light Saharan dust was seen approaching the Lesser Antilles coming from the central Atlantic region. Nguyen 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