DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1600Z September 7, 2022
SMOKE: Much of the CONUS/Central Canada/Eastern Canada… A sizable area of smoke resides over a good portion of North America stretching from the Pacific Coast into the Pacific NW and the Intermountain West. From there, some moved north into the Prairie Provinces and NW Territory. However, most was moving into the Great Plains where it splits moving both into AZ/NM and the Great Lakes, Mississippi Valley, and eastern Canada. The thickest smoke was observed across central Idaho, Montana, and the western Dakotas, where remnant smoke with some bit of a leftover plume were observed. Another area of moderate smoke was seen over Quebec, Labrador, and the Labrador Sea. There were also a few smoke plumes over northeastern BC that were observed moving ENE as well. Hosley 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