DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0000Z September 17, 2022
SMOKE: Northwestern to central and eastern U.S./Western and Central Canada... Thick smoke was observed emanating from the Mosquito Fire in northern California and the Cedar Creek fire in western Oregon. Plumes from these fires included moderate smoke across much of Nevada, eastern Oregon, and Idaho. Remnant smoke from these and other wildfires across the western U.S. and northwestern Canada covered large portions of North America from central California and the Yukon in the west to the Great Lakes and down to the Gulf Coast, with additional areas extending east over the Atlantic Ocean south of Nova Scotia. Numerous large patches of moderate smoke were observed within the overall coverage area. Mississippi River Valley/Alabama… Numerous plumes of light to moderate smoke were observed from agricultural burning along the Mississippi River south of its confluence with the Ohio River. Smoke from these fires was most concentrated in eastern Arkansas, with additional plumes throughout Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. MTC 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