DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0001Z June 24, 2021

SMOKE:
Western U.S. including Arizona and Western Colorado/Central U.S...
Wildfire activity in North Central/Eastern Arizona and in Western
Colorado was observed this afternoon and evening, however smoke analysis
was difficult in these regions due to cloud cover from a weather system
present in the region. A large region of light to moderate density smoke
attributed from ongoing wildfire activity in the Western U.S. in parts
of Colorado and Arizona was observed over the North Central, Central,
and South Central United States.

Western Atlantic Ocean...
A large region of remnant light density smoke from fire activity in the
CONUS over the past few days was observed over the eastern coast over
the Atlantic Ocean.

Mississippi Valley...
Light density smoke attributed from ongoing wildfire activity in the
Western and Central U.S. was observed over the Mississippi Valley
especially over the southern region.

Western Ontario Province...
Two wildfire complexes in far western Ontario Province near the Manitoba
border were observed which emitted light density smoke, however cloud
cover over this region made further smoke analysis difficult.

Rodriguez


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.