DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1645Z October 27, 2023
SMOKE: Eastern Great Lakes Region… A patch of leftover thin density smoke seen through breaks in the cloud cover was present stretching from southeastern Michigan and northern Ohio to the east and northeast over Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, western New York, and southern Quebec. This was likely remnant smoke from recent days of significant seasonal/agricultural fire activity in the Middle Mississippi Valley region. Northeastern Gulf of Mexico/Northern Florida… Some thin density remnant smoke from recent fire activity in Florida and the southeastern U.S. could be seen this morning over portions of northern Florida and the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Northern California/Northwestern Nevada… Thin to moderate density leftover smoke from fire activity in northern and central California was visible this morning over the Sacramento Valley of northern California and extending to the east and northeast to northwestern Nevada. Western Oregon/Pacific Ocean off the West Coast of Oregon… Relatively small batches of thin density smoke linked to what is believed to be primarily seasonal/controlled fire activity was seen over very small portions of western Oregon and mostly offshore of the west coast of Oregon over the nearby far eastern Pacific Ocean. Northwestern U.S./Western Canada… Other than the relatively small areas of smoke noted in western Oregon and offshore of the west coast of Oregon, little or no smoke was seen in satellite imagery over the northwestern U.S. and western Canada despite a large number of fires detected in satellite imagery. Most of this fire activity is believed to be seasonal/controlled fires though some low intensity/smoldering fires were noted with the recent persistent large wildfires across northeast British Columbia and northern Alberta. JS 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