DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1620Z August 13, 2024
SMOKE: Canada/North Central and Northwestern CONUS... Smoke of light to mostly thick density continued to emanate from continuing wildfire activity across northwestern and central Canada. Light to moderate density smoke was seen emanating from wildfires across the Pacific Northwest. Thick smoke was observed across much of northern and central Canada. Moderate to thick smoke extended further east across Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland. Some active emissions from wildfires in the Pacific Northwest were moving toward the east-northeast. Remnant smoke extends east toward the Dakotas, into the central Plains, and the southern states. Gulf of Mexico/Eastern CONUS/North Atlantic... Light remnant smoke was seen over portions of the Central and Eastern 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. A large amount of light density smoke was seen in the Southern US. DUST: A moderate amount of Saharan Dust was seen extending westward from the African Coast and traveled into the western Caribbean Sea. Currier 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