DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0115Z August 08, 2024
SMOKE: Canada/North Central and Southeastern United States/Atlantic Ocean... Mixed density smoke attributed to a combination of seasonal burning throughout the United States and the significant amount of wildfire activity across western,north-central and central Canada, as well as the Pacific Northwest region continues to be observed throughout parts of Canada and the northern parts of the United States this evening. Mixed density smoke was seen extending from the western region of the Yukon and the Northwest Territories, through central Alberta, southwest Saskatchewan, central 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 that moved south into northeast part of the Gulf of Mexico as the evening progressed. Areas of moderate density smoke were seen over the northern, central and eastern parts of Canada, the Pacific Northwest and portions of the North Central region of the United States. Fires located throughout northern Saskatchewan and central Idaho were seen emitting moderate-to-thick plumes of smoke that were blowing southwest and northeast in direction, adding to the area of moderate smoke present in the region. Several large fires located in the central region of the Northwest Territories continue to emit large plumes of thick density smoke blowing north-northeast in direction across northern Nunavut. 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