Monday, September 26, 2022

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z September 26, 2022

SMOKE:
Southern U.S/Southeastern U.S/Gulf of
Mexico/Mid-Atlantic/Northeast/Southeast Canada/Pacific (off Mexico
coast)...
Light residual smoke was observed extending from eastern New
Mexico/Colorado through the southern/central Plains, then eastward
through the southern Mississippi Valley. The smoke then extends into
the southeast US and along the coast northeast to southern Virginia and
along the coastline from Maryland to southern Canada. The smoke was also
observed throughout the Gulf of Mexico and parts of Eastern Mexico. 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 the Pacific coast.

Pacific Northwest/Southwestern Canada...
Wildfires over western/northeastern Oregon and western and southeastern
Washington were observed producing light to moderate density smoke. Also,
wildfires burning in central/northern Idaho were emitting moderately
dense to dense smoke from source.  Overall, smoke stretches across
western/central Oregon/Washington, southern British Columbia and
northern/central Oregon and southeast Washington.

Northern Canada...
Light to moderate density smoke was observed between breaks in the
clouds from wildfire activity in the southwestern part of the Northwest
Territories. Smoke was seen stretching south into northern Alberta and
Saskatchewan with a narrow band extending across northeast Alberta and
into central Saskatchewan.

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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.