Friday, August 2, 2024

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0117Z August 03, 2024

SMOKE:
Canada/Northern United States/Atlantic Ocean...
Mixed density smoke attributed to wildfire activity across western and
central Canada was seen spreading from the southern Northwest Territories
and British Columbia, to western and northern Alberta, Saskatchewan,
majority of Manitoba, Ontario and southern Quebec, reaching through New
England and Newfoundland and continues extending further to the east over
the Atlantic ocean. Extended patches of moderate-density were found over
parts of the Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Manitoba, Alberta,
Saskatchewan, Ontario, while a detached thick density smoke plume was
observed over southern 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, Washington, Idaho and western
Montana with numerous moderate to dense smoke plumes dispersing towards
the north-northeast.

DUST:
A small areas of light Saharan dust could be seen in the western the
Gulf of Mexico, while some light patches of Saharan dust was seen in
parts of the Caribbean Sea. More Saharan dust was seen approaching the
Lesser Antilles coming from the central Atlantic region.

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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

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.