Monthly Archives: June 2015

Another PyroCb in Saskatchewan

On 24 and 25 June the fire named 15BN-BRADY produced a pyroCb that was reported on (see blog post). On 26 June this fire produced another pyroCb at 22:00 UTC at 56.8 N 109.3 W. GOES-15 detected the smoke plume and pyroCb cloud, as well as the fire hot spot. Starting at 21:00 UTC on 26 […]

Multiple PyroCbs in Alberta

On 26 June there were a reported two pyroCb in Alberta just west of Lake Athabaska. The first was at 58.7 N 113 W  formed around 19:15 UTC. The second was at 59.3 N 113.7 W formed around 21:15 UTC. GOES-15 detected the smoke plumes and pyroCb clouds, as well as the fire hot spot. Starting […]

Two PyroCbs in Yukon

On 25 June a pyroCb formed at 23:45 UTC in Yukon (63.1 N 136.1 W). Also, another pyroCb formed on 26 June at 02:15 UTC at 62.8 N 137.8 W. GOES-15 detected the smoke plume and pyroCb cloud, as well as the fire hot spot. Starting at 21:45 UTC on 25 June, the animation below […]

PyroCb in Northwest Territories

On 25 June there was a pyroCb that was produced at 23:30 UTC in the Northwest Territories (62.3 N 117.3 W). GOES-15 detected the smoke plume and pyroCb cloud, as well as the fire hot spot. Starting at 19:00 UTC on 26 June, the animation below shows visible (.63 μm) on the left and shortwave IR (3.9 […]

PyroCb in Saskatchewan

According to the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System on 07 June a fire called 15BN-BRADY started. By 24 June it was reported that a pyroCb was produced from this fire around 23:00 UTC in Saskatchewan (56.8 N 109.3 W). By 25 June the fire has grown to 7,115 hectares. GOES-15 detected the smoke plume and pyroCb […]

Another PyroCb in Alaska

On 20 June according to the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center the Blair Fire started in the interior of Alaska (south of Fairbanks) at 64.3º N 147.3º W. On 24 June at 20:15 UTC a pyroCb formed from this fire. GOES-15 detected the smoke plume and pyroCb cloud, as well as the fire hot spot. Starting at […]