DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1730Z July 08, 2019

SMOKE:
Alaska/Western and Northern Canada/Northwestern U.S...
Several wildfires remain active across Alaska and western
Yukon Territory. A large heavy-density smoke plume covers most of
central-southern Alaska, extending westward into Norton Sound and eastward
across the Canadian border and into southwest Yukon Territory. Light
density remnant smoke also covers the Gulf of Alaska. The smoke transport
in Alaska is predominantly due south-southwest, and south-southeast in
Yukon Territory.

Central and Eastern Canada/Northern and Northeastern U.S...
Wildfire activity is also observed this morning along the Manitoba-Ontario
border. A large area of moderate-to-heavy density remnant smoke covers
the Ontario province, extending southward over the Great Lakes area
and eastward towards New England and the northwest Atlantic ocean. The
smoke transport is predominantly due east following the higher level
atmospheric flow.

Bay of Campeche/Western Gulf of Mexico...
A plume associated with gas flaring activity off of oil rigs in the Bay
of Campeche  is seen extending towards the northwest for approximately
400 miles over the western Gulf of Mexico.

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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:   http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/currenthms.jpg
GIS:    ftp://satpsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/FIRE/HMS/GIS/
KML:    http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/fire.kml (fire)
        http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/smoke.kml (smoke)

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.