DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0101Z June 13, 2024

SMOKE:
Quebec/Newfoundland/Labrador Sea/Greenland…
Numerous wildfires were seen in and around central Quebec emitting
moderate to thick density smoke that was moving northwest in
direction. This smoke created an area of light to moderate smoke
(with thick smoke near the sources) that was covering most of Quebec,
northern Newfoundland, The Labrador Sea and continued east through
southern Greenland.

Eastern United States…
Agricultural fires throughout the eastern US were observed producing
light density smoke over the area. The smoke was moving east over the
Atlantic Ocean from Florida to south of Nova Scotia. This smoke continued
south mixing with the smoke that has been present in the Gulf of Mexico.

New Mexico...
A wildfire in western New Mexico continues to burn today. It was seen
emitting light to moderate density smoke that was blowing southeast in
direction as evening approached.

North-Central Washington...
A wildfire in north-central Washington continues to burn today. It was
seen emitting light density smoke that was blowing east in direction as
evening approached.


AEROSOL/SMOKE:
Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Caribbean Sea/Central-Southern
Mexico/Central America/Pacific Ocean...
A large area of predominantly light to moderate density smoke attributed
to widespread seasonal fire activity throughout central-southern Mexico,
the Yucatan Peninsula and Central America was observed today from the
Gulf of Mexico, through the far western portion of the Caribbean Sea,
Central-Southern Mexico, Central America and into the Pacific Ocean off
the southwest coastline of Mexico. Areas of higher density smoke and
aerosols were observed over northern Central America, Central-Southern
Mexico and the western portion of the Gulf of Mexico. Aerosols from a
composite of volcanic emissions and industrial sources in Mexico, and
gas flaring activity in the Bay of Campeche contributed to the expansive
area of aerosol and smoke observed throughout these regions today.

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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