DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1744Z November 10, 2022
SMOKE: Eastern Kentucky, Western West Virginia... Numerous light to moderate density smoke plumes from seasonal burning were observed in eastern Kentucky and western West Virginia with the smoke moving northwest in direction. Washington, Pacific Ocean off the coast. An area of light to possibly moderate density smoke from wildfires and seasonal burning was visible over western Washington and the adjoining Pacific Ocean just off the coast. Great Lakes Region... An area of residual light density smoke from recent wildfires and seasonal burning was visible moving east over the Great Lakes Region. The smoke starts in northern Illinois and extends slightly to the northeast reaching southern Ontario. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico, Texas, Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean, Western Gulf of Mexico... A large area of unknown aerosol probably combining with smoke from recent localized fires in southern Mexico was seen in western/southern Mexico and extending to the southwest over the Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean off the southwest coast of Mexico. Eglin 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