DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0105Z September 18, 2024
SMOKE: Canada/United States/Atlantic Ocean... A large amount of light density smoke was seen traveling from the wildfires in northwestern Canada eastward into central and eastern Canada, through Hudson Bay, and southward into the central United States. Seasonal burning activity throughout the southeastern United States had pockets of light density smoke mingled with the Canadian wildfire smoke that was observed traveling northeast into the northeastern United States, and into the northern Atlantic Ocean. Patches of moderate density smoke was observed throughout the Canadian wildfires and was seen traveling eastward through the northern Canadian territories. DUST: A moderate amount of Saharan dust continued to be seen traveling westward off of the African coast into the Atlantic Ocean. 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