DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z October 17, 2022
SMOKE: Northwest United States and Western Canada... A large area of light to moderate density smoke, from the ongoing fires over the Northwest United States and Western Canada, was extending from coastal Oregon and Washington and extending north through British Columbia and Alberta into portions of the Northwest Territories and the southern Yukon. Within this area, an area of moderate density smoke was seen from northwest Washington extending through southern British Columbia and into central Alberta. Southern United States to off the East Coast of the United States... A large area of light density smoke was seen extending from Colorado and New Mexico east through the south central United States and southeastern United States to off the East Coast of the United States. This smoke was likely due to a combination of the continuing wildfire activity in the northwestern United States and western Canada and also from fire activity in the south central and southeastern United States. Hanna 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