DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z August 12, 2024
SMOKE: Canada/North Central and Northwestern CONUS... Smoke of moderate to thick density was seen emanating from continuing wildfire activity across northwestern and central Canada with smoke of light to moderate density seen emanating from wildfires across the Pacific Northwest. Thick smoke was observed across much of northern and central Canada. Moderate smoke extends further east across Quebec and Newfoundland with some retrograde motion seen over Ontario. Some also extends south-southeast over western Ontario, eastern Alberta, and the western Great Lakes. Yet another area of moderate smoke was seen moving southward over British Columbia and the near-shore Pacific. Some active emissions from wildfires in the Pacific Northwest were moving mainly along terrain-driven flow this morning, with a general flow toward the east-northeast. Remnant smoke extends east toward the Dakotas then into the central Plains. Gulf of Mexico/Eastern CONUS/North Atlantic... Light remnant smoke was seen over portions of the Southeastern CONUS, Mexican Gulf Coastal Plain, Atlantic Ocean, and parts of the Gulf of Mexico. The source of this smoke is likely agricultural burning across the central and southern Plains and southeastern U.S. over the past few days along with remnant smoke from the large wildfires out west. The thickest smoke was seen off the Carolina Coast. Active emissions of light smoke from agricultural sources was seen starting across the southeast from Louisiana to Georgia. DUST: A moderate amount of Saharan Dust was seen extending westward from the African Coast to the west-central Caribbean as far as the Island of Hispaniola. Hosley 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