Daily Archives: June 24, 2015

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 […]

PyroCb in British Columbia

On 23 June around 22:45 UTC a fire started in British Columbia near 58.8 N 133.2 W. This fire produced a pyroCb around 00:00 UTC on 24 June 2015.   GOES-15 detected the smoke plume and pyroCb cloud, as well as the fire hot spot. Starting at 22:00 UTC on 23 June, the animation below shows visible (.63 […]