DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z October 7, 2026
SMOKE: Pacific Northwest/Northern Plains... Scattered fire activity in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, northwestern Montana, and western Wyoming was observed producing light-density smoke drifting in various directions from the parent fire activities. California... A big wildfire in Tehama County, northern California was observed producing light-to-medium density smoke drifting southward. The Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park continued to burn this morning, producing light-density smoke drifting northward. Southeastern U.S... A band of light-density remnant smoke from previous day fire activity was observed extending from southeastern Texas and the Lower Mississippi Valley to southern Kentucky and southwestern Virginia. Mexico... A broad area of light-density smoke was observed over the Gulf of California and extending into the Pacific Ocean. YL 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