Daily Archives: June 24, 2015

Another PyroCb in Alaska

| June 24, 2015

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

| June 24, 2015

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 […]