DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0052Z October 31, 2024
SMOKE: Eastern United States/Gulf Coast/Great Lakes Region/Southern Ontario... A layer of light-to-moderate density remnant smoke attributed to seasonal agricultural burning along the Mississippi River and throughout the Southeastern United States continued to be observed through the day. This mixed density smoke was seen stretching southeastward from Iowa and Nebraska, through the Lower Mississippi River Basin, continuing east along the Gulf Coast before extending north along the Appalachian Valley into the Great Lakes region and southern Ontario where it then was seen moving east into the northern Atlantic Ocean. Moderate density smoke was seen near the Lower Mississippi River Basin where a significant amount of seasonal burning is currently taking place. Pacific Northwest U.S./Pacific Southwest Canada Numerous wildfires and seasonal burns were detected today in the U.S. Pacific northwest and southwestern Canada. Cloud cover was over these areas precluded further smoke analysts. Saskatchewan/Manitoba... Moderate seasonal burning was observed in southern and southern Manitoba this evening and was creating an area of light density smoke generally moving east. AEROSOL: Western Mexico/Pacific Ocean... A light density aerosol plume was observed over southwestern Mexico and the Pacific Ocean, south of the Gulf of California. This aerosol was likely produced from volcanic emissions and industrial activity from major urban centers within the southern area of Mexico. 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