DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z October 3, 2024
SMOKE: Northwest U.S/Central and Southeastern United States... Originating from ongoing wildfires in Western Oregon, a mass of light to moderate density smoke was observed blowing east through the Rocky Mountains, into neighboring Idaho. After gaining additional smoke from localized wildfires in Idaho, the smoke mass continued eastward, combining with additional smoke from the the ongoing "Elk" wildfire in Northern Wyoming. The smoke then continued to dispersed eastward and south along the Mississippi river into the Gulf of Mexico and southern Texas. Within the region, moderate to thick density smoke was also observed, mainly from the Elk Wildfire where the large plumes of moderate to thick density smoke moved eastward across the Dakotas and into the Midwest. 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