Monday, September 11, 2023

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0030Z September 12, 2023

SMOKE:
Canada/U.S./Central and Western Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico/Mexico/East
Pacific off the Coast of Western Mexico and Baja...
Numerous major wildfires continue to burn in western and northwestern
Canada resulting in significant smoke production with thick smoke seen
over a sizable part of northwestern Canada. Moderate density smoke
extended further out through central Canada and on the border of the
northern U.S. Some cloud cover in the area  over in western Canada and
northwestern U.S though did interfere some on the extent and density
of a portion of the smoke in this region. The much larger surrounding
thinner density mass of smoke primarily attributed to these fires covered
virtually all of Canada, a good part of the U.S., much of the Gulf of
Mexico and Mexico, some of the east Pacific Ocean off the west coast
of Mexico and Baja, and the Atlantic ocean along the eastern coast of
the U.S.

Northern California...
A cluster of fires in northwestern California and far southwestern Oregon
was responsible for some stagnant moderate to thick density smoke in
this general area.

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

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.