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Medium satellite-observed smoke area centered at 47.631°N, 115.674°W
NOAA HMS classified a satellite-observed smoke area as medium density, based on GOES-EAST observations between 2026-10-04T20:10:00Z and 2026-10-04T23:30:00Z. The source says this does not measure ground-level air quality or constitute a health alert.
Categories: environment-and-climate
Generated scores
Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.
- Confidence
- 6/10
- Geographic reach
- 1/10
- Global importance
- 2/10
- Impact magnitude
- 2/10
- Positivity
- 4/10
- Urgency
- 1/10
Why it matters
The observation documents smoke extent from satellite data but does not establish ground-level air quality or a health alert.
Location
Sources
- Medium satellite-observed smoke area centered at 47.631°N, 115.674°WNOAA/NESDIS Hazard Mapping System (HMS) Usage terms

