DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1650Z October 4, 2022
SMOKE: Pacific Northwest/Canada... A sizable area of mostly light density smoke was observed extending from the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada, progressing eastward across southern region of the Northwest Territories and Northern Canada, and settling on northern Ontario. The smoke mainly derived from wildfires across the Pacific Northwest and Central Canada. Patches of moderate dense smoke was observed over the border between in the southern Northwest territories and northern Canada, moving south/southeast, as well as across southern British Columbia and northern Washington. Thick smoke was also observed in closer to the sources of the fires in central Washington and west-central Oregon respectively. South-Central U.S/Mid-West/Southeastern Canada... A large area of light density smoke was observed moving northeast from south-central U.S beginning in Texas, then across the Mid-West region of Wisconsin and Michigan, and into southern Ontario/Quebec. This smoke was produced mainly from the numerous seasonal fires near Mississippi River valley along with some contribution from the wildfires in the West. The smoke may be more expansive in the central U.S and eastern Canada, however cloud cover prevented any further smoke analysis for this morning’s observation 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