DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0105Z September 7, 2024
SMOKE: Canada/United States/Pacific Ocean/Atlantic Ocean... A layer of mixed density smoke attributed to a combination of seasonal burning throughout the United States and wildfire activity across northwestern and central Canada as well as the Pacific Northwest region, continues to be seen today throughout western Canada and the West to the Northeast regions of the United States. This mixed density smoke was observed extending east from the central parts of the Northwest Territories and British Columbia to southwest Nunavut, as well as southeast from central British Columbia into the Pacific Northwest region before moving west into the northern Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Washington State and Oregon. A band of light-to-moderate density smoke was seen extending from the Pacific Northwest to the Northeast, where it mixed with light density remnant smoke from the widespread seasonal burning observed throughout the Southeastern region before extending northeast towards Quebec and the northern Atlantic Ocean. Pacific Northwest... Numerous wildfires throughout the Pacific Northwest region continue to produce moderate-to-thick density plumes of smoke that were observed emanating from large fires throughout Oregon, Idaho and central British Columbia, blanketing the surrounding area in a layer of moderate density smoke which was seen moving westward into the northern Pacific Ocean as the evening progressed. A large plume of thick density smoke was seen emanating from a large wildfire located in west-central British Columbia that extended as far east as central Saskatchewan. DUST: A light amount of Saharan Dust was seen traveling westward across the Atlantic Ocean towards the Lesser Antilles with a lighter amount of Saharan Dust seen over the eastern 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