DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0045Z July 27, 2024

SMOKE:
Canada/United States/Pacific Ocean/Atlantic Ocean...
A significant amount of mixed density smoke attributed to a combination of
seasonal fire activity throughout the United States and numerous wildfires
in western Canada, Alaska and the Pacific Northwest region continues to
be observed today. Light density smoke was seen throughout the majority
of the United States, Canada and extending into the northern Atlantic
Ocean. A large area of moderate density smoke was seen throughout much
of Canada, the Pacific Northwest, and the Great Plains, extending into
the Northeastern United States and eastern Canada.  Eastern Alaskan
fires were also producing moderate density smoke. The highest density
smoke was seen in the Pacific Northwest and western Canada, from eastern
British Columbia east through much of northern Canada into Ontario and
Quebec. Areas of thick density smoke were also observed around wildfires
in northern California, throughout Oregon and Washington.

DUST:
An area of Saharan Dust was seen over the central Atlantic Ocean and
the eastern Caribbean Sea.

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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