DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z September 30, 2023
SMOKE: Eastern Canada/Northern Plains/Northern CONUS/North Atlantic/Greenland/Europe… Heavy cloud cover and winds have greatly reduced the wildfires across western Canada, however a large far-stretch area of light smoke were still visible, extending from central eastern Canada across the Northern Atlantic ocean and approaching the outskirts of Europe. Within this area, patches of moderate density smoke was seen extending from Eastern Canada and Maine east into the Atlantic ocean as well as North Atlantic Ocean. The larger area of light density smoke may extend further north and west into Canada, but heavy cloud cover prevented further analysis. Mississippi Valley/Southeastern CONUS… An area of light density smoke from agricultural burning across the Mississippi Valley, southern Plains, and southeastern CONUS over the past few days, was seen blanketing an area from the Great Plains through Mississippi Valley and southward towards the outskirts of the Gulf of Mexico. Within this region remnant moderate smoke was seen over the Mississippi Valley, beginning from Illinois/Missouri then southward through the Mississippi River and Valley, and encompassing all the states bordering the river. 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