DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2310Z 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 light density smoke observed over Central Northwest Territories, Northern Alberta, Northern Saskatchewan, Northern Manitoba, Eastern Nunavut, and extended east across Newfoundland and Labrador. Moderate density smoke was concentrated over Central Saskatchewan and Northern Manitoba. Northern California.. The Butler Fire in Northern California remained active this morning with light-to-moderate smoke accumulating near the source. DUST: Caribbean... Light Saharan dust was observed moving westward across the Lesser Antilles. Ferrante 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