DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1430Z July 14, 2025
SMOKE: Alaska/Canada/Great Lakes/Atlantic Ocean... Wildfires continued to burn across Northwestern Alaska, Northwestern and Central Canada, with widespread smoke dispersing eastward across northern Alaska, the majority of Canada with the exception of the western coast, the Great Lakes region and parts of the Northern Atlantic. Areas of higher smoke concentration were found along the Northwest Territories, Northeastern British Columbia, Southern Ontario and Central Quebec. Western and North-Central U.S... Several wildfires in Southern British Columbia, Northern California, Northern Arizona, and Western Colorado were spreading light-to-moderate density smoke across most of the Western and North-Central U.S., with higher concentrations found around Northern Arizona, Southeastern Utah and Northern Montana. WS 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