DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z September 2, 2021
SMOKE:
Western and Northwestern U.S./Rocky Mountains/Great Plains/Northeastern
CONUS/Central Canada/Pacific/Gulf of Mexico...
Widespread wildfire activity throughout the Western CONUS was observed
emitting Light to moderate density smoke. Smoke from wildfire activity
in Western Oregon was moving south-southwestward, while most smoke
from Northern California wildfire activity including the Dixie and
Caldor wildfire complexes was observed moving northeast towards
and over Nevada and southern Idaho. Light density smoke was moving
east-northeast out across the Great Basin and Intermountain West then
northward into Central Canada. The smoke was also observed progressing
southeastward over the entire Mississippi Valley. Smoke was observed over
the southeastern U.S. as well as parts of the North Gulf of Mexico and
over most of Texas. It eventually rounds over the GoM and heads north
along the eastern coast. Smoke from wildfire activity in East-Central
Saskatchewan and Central Manitoba was observed moving through Canada,
however cloud cover from a weather system in the area made the smoke
analysis difficult in this region.
South Texas/Southern and Eastern Mexico/Southwestern/Western Gulf of
Mexico...
Light density smoke from offshore drilling platforms was observed over
coastal South Texas earlier today.
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