DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0050Z September 23, 2024
SMOKE: United States/Canada... A layer of light density smoke continues to be attributed to a combination of seasonal burning throughout the United States and wildfire activity across northwestern Canada tonight. Cloud cover over most of Canada precluded a detailed analysis of the extent of the smoke; Moreover, this relatively large area of smoke was observed extending southeast from the Northwest Territories through Alberta and Saskatchewan and continued traveling east over the Hudson Bay, before extending southeast into Quebec and the Northeastern United States. Seasonal burning throughout the Southeastern United States was observed tonight, resulting in a layer of light density smoke that was seen dispersing throughout the Midwest and Southeastern regions of the United States, while also extending south into the Gulf of Mexico, and east into the Atlantic Ocean. Cloud cover throughout the Midwest, and Eastern United States precluded a more detailed smoke analysis. Currier 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