DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1908Z September 25, 2022
SMOKE: Central US/Mississippi Valley/Gulf of Mexico/Eastern Mexico/Mid-Atlantic… Light remnant smoke was observed at sunrise this morning extending through the central US into the Mississippi Valley, and into the southeastern US and Mid-Atlantic states. This smoke was likely from a number of western and Canadian wildfires and remnant stale smoke from numerous agricultural burns in the central US. Affected states include Nebraska south through Texas and eastern Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, east through Missouri, Kentucky and through the DMV. All states in the southeast except for Florida. An additional medium density plume of smoke was observed over Louisiana and Mississippi and extending off of the coast into the Gulf of Mexico. Northwestern Canada… Light smoke was observed between breaks in clouds possibly from wildfire activity in northern territories. Levine 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