DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1600Z September 6, 2021
SMOKE:
Western, Northwestern, Northern, and Central U.S. ...
Widespread wildfire activity over the Northwestern and Western U.S. has
resulted in a broad region of moderate to thick density smoke over
a large region of the Western CONUS. A large plume of thick density
smoke originating from wildfires in Northern California, Western Oregon,
Southern/Central Washington, and Central Idaho was observed covering most
of Oregon with the exception of Coastal Western Oregon, over Northern
California, Southern Washington, and most of Idaho with the exception
of Northern Idaho. Thick density smoke was also observed over Montana,
Wyoming, Northern Nevada, Northern Utah, Northern Colorado, the Northern
Central Plains, and over parts of the Central U.S. Moderate density smoke
was observed over a large region of the Central U.S. including Nebraska,
Kansas, Oklahoma, and Northwestern Texas. Light to moderate density smoke
was observed over parts of Southern Iowa, Northern Missouri, Western
Indiana, and Northern Illinois. Thick smoke continues to be observed
over a large region of the CONUS from widespread wildfire activity in
the Western and Northwestern U.S. progressing northward, northeastward,
and eastward this morning.
Lower Mississippi Valley/Northern Gulf of Mexico...
Smoke transport from widespread wildfire activity in the Northwestern
and Western U.S. has resulted in large regions of light to moderate
density smoke, where moderate density smoke was observed over parts of
the Southeastern U.S. including Northern Mississippi/Alabama, parts
of Southern Louisiana, and also to the south of this region over the
Northern Gulf of Mexico. Light density smoke was observed over most of
the region this morning.
Eastern CONUS/Northwestern Atlantic...
Smoke transport from widespread wildfire activity over the Northwestern
and Western U.S. has resulted in large regions of light to moderate
density smoke observed over parts of the Eastern CONUS. Light density
smoke was observed earlier this morning over parts of Southern New
England, the Mid Atlantic, and several regions of moderate density
smoke were observed to the west of these areas over parts of the
Mississippi Valley. Light to moderate density smoke was observed to the
south-southeast of Newfoundland over parts of the Northwestern Atlantic
Ocean this morning.
DUST:
Eastern and Central Caribbean/Western, Central, and Eastern Tropical
Atlantic...
A large region of light density Saharan dust was observed over parts of
the Eastern Caribbean Sea including the Lesser Antilles as well as over
the Central Caribbean Sea including parts of Jamaica, Hispaniola, and
Cuba. Light density Saharan dust was also observed north of Hispaniola
and Puerto Rico over parts of the Southern Bahamas and Western Atlantic
Ocean. Saharan dust was observed as well over parts of the Eastern and
Central tropical Atlantic Ocean this morning.
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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