DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z September 26, 2022
SMOKE: Southern U.S/Southeastern U.S/Gulf of Mexico/Mexico/Mid-Atlantic/Pacific... Light remnant smoke was observed extending through the southern Great Plains, then eastward through the southern states along the Gulf Coast and extending pass the Carolinas and into the Atlantic Ocean. The smoke was also observed engulfing the Gulf of Mexico and parts of Eastern Mexico as well. This large area of smoke was likely due to a combination of western U.S and Canadian wildfires and remnant stale smoke from numerous agricultural burns throughout the southern U.S. A large patch of medium density smoke was observed over southern regions of the Gulf States and northern region of the Gulf of Mexico while a separate light density patch was observed just off of Pacific coast of Mexico, likely due to fire activity within the U.S. Pacific Northwest... Several wildfires over western Oregon and Washington were observed producing light to locally moderate density plumes of varying sizes. The wildfires in western Oregon combined to form a larger plume of light density smoke that was seen moving north into Washington. Canada... Light density smoke was observed between breaks in the clouds from wildfire activity in the southwestern part of the Northwest Territories. Nguyen 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