DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1420Z August 24, 2025
SMOKE: Canada... Wildfires remained active in central and southern Northwest Territories, producing moderate density smoke closer to the fire origins and light density smoke that covered much of northeastern British Columbia, northern Alberta, northern Saskatchewan, northeastern Manitoba, and extended east towards Nunavut. Nova Scotia... The Long Lake Wildfire in eastern Nova Scotia was actively producing a light to moderate density smoke plume which emitted towards the northeast remaining mostly within Nova Scotia. Western CONUS/Central CONUS/Appalachian Region/New England/Atlantic Ocean... Wildfires in the western United States remained active, including the Flat fire in central Oregon, the Pickett Fire in northern California, central Idaho, western Montana, western Wyoming and western Colorado. These wildfires produced light to moderate density smoke that dispersed eastward, dipped southeast near the central Great Plains, continued traveling northeast over the Appalachian region and New England, and making its way southeast into the Atlantic Ocean. Libby 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