Tuesday, October 4, 2022

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

 


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.