DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z August 24, 2024
SMOKE: Canada/United States/Gulf of Mexico/Atlantic Ocean... A layer of mixed density smoke attributed to a combination of seasonal burning throughout the United States and wildfire activity across western Canada, as well as the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West regions of the United States, continues to be observed today throughout Canada and the United States. Heavy smoke was seen moving to the north and east into Alberta and Saskatchewan from fires in Idaho and Montana. Fires in northern Saskatchewan were also producing heavy smoke moving north later in the day. Medium density smoke was seen surrounding these fires in the western U.S. and Canada, and moving into the northeast Atlantic as well as south through the Mississippi Valley into the Gulf of Mexico. Heavy cloud cover obscured Alaska, northwestern Canada, and parts of the Pacific Northwest, preventing a more detailed analysis of smoke density in these regions. DUST: A moderate amount of Saharan Dust was seen moving west across the Atlantic Ocean towards the northern Lesser Antilles while a lighter amount of Saharan Dust was seen over the central Caribbean Sea. Mills 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