DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0211Z August 2, 2022

SMOKE:
Northern U.S./Southern Canada...
A large area of light to moderate density smoke from the ongoing fires
ongoing over the Western United States was extending across most of
the northern portions of the United States and southern Canada through
New England and portions of southern Quebec. Within this area, a large
detached patch of high density smoke was seen over Wyoming and portions
of the Dakotas, likely due to the wildfires in Idaho and Montana. In
addition a large area of moderate dense smoke was observed extending
from Idaho and Montana through southeast into Kentucky before being
obstructed by cloud cover.

Montana...
A wildfire in northwest Montana continues to produce moderate to heavy
density smoke that was moving east contributing to the large area of
light density smoke across the northern U.S. and Canada

Idaho…
Earlier today the Moose fire was observed producing heavy density smoke
moving eastward. The smoke was seen just entering Montana.

DUST:
Tropical Atlantic and Caribbean Sea...
An area of Saharan dust extended across the Tropical Atlantic and through
to the western Caribbean Ocean into the Gulf of Mexico and was also
visible north of Cuba.

Eglin

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 map:	https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/currenthms.jpg
Smoke data:
https://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/FIRE/web/HMS/Smoke_Polygons
Fire data:
https://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/FIRE/web/HMS/Fire_Points

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO:
SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov

Unless otherwise indicated:

Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.

Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.

A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.

Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.