DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1545Z August 31, 2024
SMOKE: Canada/United States... A large area of remnant to thin density smoke attributed to wildfire activity across northwestern and central Canada, was observed blowing southeastwards across Canada and into the United States,with the smoke extending narrowly through Central Canada from Nunavut before moving eastward over the Midwest and eastern Canada. Remnant smoke originating from wildfires in Idaho was still seen across parts of the central U.S. and mingling with smoke from the Canadian wildfires. Heavy cloud cover over in eastern Canada and U.S precluded further smoke analysis. Idaho/Montana... Due to continual wildfires in the Boise National Park region (Western Idaho), light to heavy density smoke was observed this evening blowing eastwards and remained localized within Idaho and Montana. DUST: Tropical Atlantic… Saharan Dust was seen extending westward from the African coast to the central Caribbean Sea, Hispaniola, and into the Central Atlantic. Nguyen 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