DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1530Z October 8, 2024
SMOKE: Northwestern/Central/Midwestern/Southeastern United States... A large area of mixed density smoke attributed to large wildfires in western Oregon, central Idaho, southwestern Montana, western/northern Wyoming, and northern Nevada and Utah continues to be seen stretching eastward through the Central Plains and southeastward through the Mississippi River Basin, while a layer of light to moderate density smoke attributed to residual wildfire smoke and seasonal burning was observed covering the majority of the South-Central and Southeastern regions of the United States and was seen moving east towards the Atlantic Coast as the day progressed. Moderate density smoke was observed moving east-southeast of major wildfires in central Idaho, southwestern Montana, western Wyoming and northeastern Utah, extending south through Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma and eventually reaching as far south as Texas before dispersing eastward into the Gulf of Mexico. 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