DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1600Z October 1, 2024
SMOKE: Northwest Canada/Idaho/Montana/Wyoming/Midwest and Southeastern United States/Labrador Sea... An area of light-to-moderate density smoke attributed to a combination of wildfire activity throughout northwest Canada, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming and seasonal burning activity throughout the Midwest and Southeastern regions of the United States was observed moving east-southeast over Wyoming, central Nebraska and Illinois before extending northeast over Michigan and Quebec where it then dispersed into the Labrador Sea. Some light smoke along the Gulf Coast, primarily near Louisiana, was also seen dispersing northeastward with the winds in a similar manner to the larger area of smoke observed north of it. Willkens 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