DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1420Z July 22, 2025
SMOKE: Canada/Northeast United States/Atlantic Ocean... Several wildfires continue to burn in Central Northwest Territories, Northeastern British Columbia, Northern Alberta, Central Saskatchewan, and Central Manitoba, with moderate-to-heavy density smoke observed across Central Saskatchewan and Northern Alberta, in addition to areas to the northeast of the Hudson Bay where heavy plumes from previous day wildfire emissions are being transported eastward. Light density smoke extends over Northeastern Ontario and Central Quebec, in addition to areas along the Ohio Valley and the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and further eastward over the Atlantic Ocean. Northern California.. The Butler Fire in Northern California remained active this morning with moderate-to-heavy smoke accumulating near the source, while light smoke was seen dispersing towards the northeast and into Southern Oregon. DUST: Caribbean... Light Saharan dust was observed moving westward across the Lesser Antilles. 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