DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1550Z August 04, 2024
SMOKE: Canada/Northern United States/Atlantic Ocean... Mixed density smoke attributed to wildfire activity across western and central Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the United States was seen extending over much of Canada, most of the United States, the Gulf of Mexico and into the North Atlantic Ocean. Within this area, moderate density smoke was seen over portions of the Upper Midwest of the United States, from central British Colombia east to central Manitoba and also over southern portions of the Northwest Territories and northern Saskatchewan and northern Alberta. The highest density smoke was seen near the fire activity over western Manitoba and central Saskatchewan and also over central British Colombia. DUST: A area of Saharan Dust was seen over the Tropical Atlantic Ocean extending west into portions of the eastern Caribbean Islands and the eastern Caribbean Sea. AEROSOL: Alaska…. An unknown area of aerosol was seen over Alaska this morning. This aerosol likely originated over Russia several days back. Hanna 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