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DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1620Z July 20, 2024

SMOKE:
Canada/United States/Atlantic Ocean...
As observed in previous days a significant amount of mixed density
smoke attributed to a combination of seasonal fire activity in Canada
and the United States has produced a large mass of observable smoke. The
smoke has continued extending through Northeastern province of British
Columbia and mixing with smoke from various regional wildfires. The
large mass of smoke (ranging from light to heavy density) has continued
to stretch across the northern continental plain before dispersing into
the Atlantic Ocean. Thick density smoke was mostly contained in Canada
and parts of northern U.S. As the mass moved towards the east, light
to moderate density smoke was observed dispersing down from Canada into
the United States.

Northwest U.S. ...
Moderate to dense smoke produced from numerous large wildfires in
Oregon and California, was observed extending across California, Oregon,
Washington and  progressed  across into Idaho. The smoke has continued
to mix into the larger area of moderate smoke produced from the large
wildfires in northern Canada.


Saharan Dust:
A moderate amount of Saharan dust was observed over the Atlantic Ocean
with light amounts of Saharan dust seen over the eastern Caribbean Sea.

Eglin

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

Unless otherwise indicated:

Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.

Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.

A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.

Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.