DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2355Z October 23, 2022
SMOKE: South Central and Midwest U.S./South Central and Eastern Canada... A large area consisting of predominantly light density smoke was observed stretching from south to north along the Mississippi Valley and adjacent states, reaching the northern Plains and the Great Lakes, and extending into south-central and eastern Canada, and the northwestern Atlantic off Newfoundland. Strong winds across northern Kansas and southeastern Nebraska resulted in multiple fast-moving fires in that region, where moderate smoke could be seen mixing with thick blowing dust. Bay of Campeche... Light smoke due to gas flaring off oil rigs at the Bay of Campeche extended toward the northwest approaching the state of Tamaulipas in Mexico northeastern Mexico. AEROSOL: Bay of Campeche/Southeastern Mexico/Pacific Ocean South of Southeastern Coast of Mexico... An aerosol which is likely primarily composed of atmospheric pollutants from industrial sources in southeastern Mexico continued to be observed this afternoon over southeastern Mexico as well as the Bay of Campeche and the Pacific south of the southeastern coast of Mexico. DUST: Kansas/Nebraska... A significant area of blowing dust has formed during the afternoon hours across central-western Kansas and central-eastern Nebraska favored by strong winds pushing the dust toward the northeast and into western Iowa and southeastern South Dakota. Areas of thick dust could be seen between Ness and Smith counties in Kansas, and between Franklin and Seeward counties in Nebraska. Southern California... Light blowing dust could be seen off the southern San Joaquin Valley moving to the southeast and over Delano and Bakersfield, as well as along the California-Nevada border near Sandy Valley also moving toward the southeast. WS 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