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DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0115Z July 25, 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 northern Canada and the Pacific Northwest region continues
to be observed today. Areas of light density smoke were seen throughout
the majority of the United States. This light density smoke was observed
extending south from Alaska into the northern Pacific Ocean and continued
south along the West Coast, reaching central Mexico, before extending
east towards the Gulf of Mexico. Areas of moderate density smoke were
concentrated throughout the majority of Canada and the central United
States while areas with the thickest density smoke were in parts of
northern Canada. The large mass of moderate to thick density smoke
that throughout northern Canada can be seen stretching east-southeast
from the Alaska to the southwest corner of Quebec. As the mass of mixed
density smoke continued moving east-southeast across Canada it became
more moderate in density as it moved into the North Central and Great
Lakes region of the United States, however, a band of moderate smoke
continued extending  east through southern Quebec before dispersing into
the northern Atlantic Ocean past the southern tip of Greenland.

DUST:
A moderate amount of Saharan dust was observed over the central region
of the Atlantic Ocean with light amounts of Saharan dust seen over the
eastern part of the 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

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.