DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0053Z October 5, 2024
SMOKE: Midwest/Eastern United States... An area of light-to-moderate density smoke attributed to wildfire activity throughout the Pacific Northwest, specifically western Oregon, was observed moving east through Idaho, Wyoming and Montana today. As the mass of smoke continued eastward, it gained mass from additional wildfire activity within Idaho and western Montana, becoming more moderate in density as it reached the eastern border of Montana and the Dakotas before extending further east over southern Quebec and eventually dispersing into the Atlantic northeastern region of the United States. A layer of light density smoke attributed to seasonal burning continues to be seen throughout the Southeastern United States, extending south through the Mississippi Valley and along the Gulf Coast. Utah... A wildfire in northern Utah was emitting light to heavy density smoke which was moving generally northeast in direction into southwestern Idaho. Arizona... Several fires in north-central Arizona were observed releasing light to moderate density smoke that was moving generally southwest remaining in the state as evening approached. Blowing Dust: Washington State... At least moderate blowing dust could be seen originating from a couple of salt flats in south-central Washington State. This dust was moving east of northeast in direction towards Idaho. Utah... At least moderate blowing dust could be seen originating from western Utah that was moving northeast in direction towards Idaho. 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