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DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0125Z August 29, 2024

SMOKE:
Canada/United States/Gulf of Mexico/Atlantic Ocean...
A large area of smoke attributed to a combination of the large amount of
wildfire activity across western and central Canada, and the Northwest
region of the United States, continued to impact areas of Canada, the
United States, and portions of the Atlantic Ocean. Moderate-to-thick
density smoke were observed emanating from the wildfires in the Northwest
Territories, Saskatchewan, Idaho, Nevada, and California. A large area
of light-to-moderate density smoke was observed throughout the Southern
United States from seasonal agricultural burns that traveled into the
Gulf of Mexico. Cloud cover throughout North America and the Gulf of
Mexico precluded a more detailed analysis of the smoke densities.

DUST:
A moderate amount of Saharan Dust was seen traveling westward across
the Atlantic Ocean coast towards the Lesser Antilles.

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

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.