DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z October 10, 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 Utah continues to be seen stretching eastward through the Central Plains and continuing southeastward through the Mississippi River Basin. The residual wildfire smoke and seasonal burning throughout the Southeastern United States resulted in a layer of light to moderate density smoke that was seen covering the majority of the South-Central and Southeastern regions of the United States. This light-to-moderate density smoke was seen extending south through Texas and into the Gulf of Mexico, moving east through the Gulf with the winds of Hurricane Milton, then passing just south of Florida into the Atlantic Ocean. Moderate density smoke was observed in the Central Plains region, east of major wildfires in central Idaho, southwestern Montana, western/northern Wyoming and northeastern Utah, extending through the Mississippi River Basin and reaching parts of the Gulf Coast near Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Several light-to-moderate density smoke plumes were detected throughout the Pacific Northwest, however, cloud cover over the region obstructed visibility and prevented further analysis. 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