DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z July 13, 2025

SMOKE:
Alaska/Canada/North-Central United States/Atlantic Ocean...
Wildfires continued to burn across northwestern Alaska, northwestern
and central Canada, with widespread smoke covering northern Alaska,
large parts of northwestern and central Canada, the north-central United
States, and portions of the North Atlantic Ocean. Areas of higher smoke
concentration were found moving northeastward along central Saskatchewan
and Manitoba, western Ontario, over the Hudson Bay, and eventually
reaching Greenland/Mid-Atlantic Ocean. The medium to heavy smoke also
made its way south into the central CONUS this evening.

Western U.S...
More than a dozen wildfires were observed across the western U.S., from
Washington State to New Mexico. Wildfires were more widespread across the
Southwest, while those in the Pacific Northwest were more isolated. The
thickest smoke producers were the Orleans Complex Fire and the Barber Fire
in northern California, the White Sage Fire in north-central Arizona,
and the Buck Fire in southwestern New Mexico. Smoke from the Buck Fire
was moving to the southeast, while smoke from other fires was primarily
drifting to the south and southwest.


Rodriguez


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:http://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

Unless otherwise indicated:

Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.

Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.

A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.

Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.