DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z July 6, 2023
SMOKE: Canada… Wildfires in the central Northwest Territories and in western British Columbia were observed producing generally moderate-to-heavy smoke this evening. Smoke plumes from these fires moved westward over Yukon and into Alaska, as well as eastward over Nunavut, Saskatchewan, central Manitoba, and the Hudson Bay. Fires in Ontario and in Quebec were also observed producing individual heavy-density smoke plumes. An area of medium-density some was observed extending over Quebec, southern Nunavut, New Brunswick, Labrador, and Nova Scotia. CONUS… Multiple wildfires, including the Ferris Fire and Gold Mountain Fire in Colorado and the Babylon fire in Utah, continued to burn in southwestern CONUS this evening. A large area of light-density smoke covering central CONUS extended northeastward into South Dakota. Mexico/Central America/Gulf of America A layer of light-density smoke from fire activity and remnant smoke from previous days was observed covering much of Mexico, extending along the Mexican Pacific Coast, and drifting west into the Pacific Ocean. The smoke also moved north across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec before extending into the Gulf of America. Meyer 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