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. JK 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