DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z August 07, 2024
SMOKE: Canada/North Central and Southeastern United States/Atlantic Ocean... Mixed density smoke attributed to wildfire activity across northwestern and central Canada, central Alaska and the Pacific Northwest was seen extending from the Northwest Territories, through central Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, eastern Ontario, reaching southern Quebec, and then extending further east over the northern Atlantic Ocean. Widespread seasonal burning was observed throughout the southeastern United States resulting in light density smoke present across the region; this smoke was also seen extending southwest into the north part of the Gulf Of Mexico. Areas of moderate density smoke were seen over northern and central Canada, the Pacific Northwest and portions of the North Central region of the United States. Several fires located throughout northern Saskatchewan were seen emitting plumes of moderate-to-heavy density smoke blowing to the southwest, resulting in resulting in an area of moderate-to-heavy smoke observed over central Alberta and Saskatchewan. Several large fires located in the central region of the Northwest Territories were seen emitting individual plumes of thick density smoke that were moving north as the evening progressed, resulting in an area of moderate density smoke blanketing the area. California/Pacific Northwest... An area of mixed density smoke attributed to numerous wildfires throughout the Pacific Northwest continue to be observed this evening, including the Park Fire in northern California, as well as several other fires located in Washington State, Oregon and Idaho. Moderate density smoke was observed blanketing the Pacific Northwest region with areas of heavy density smoke seen in the southern part of Washington State, central Oregon and Idaho, and northern California. DUST: A moderate amount of Saharan Dust was seen traveling westward across the Atlantic Ocean towards the northeast of the Lesser Antilles with a lighter amount of Saharan Dust seen over the Caribbean Sea. 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