DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z August 30, 2025
SMOKE: Western and Central Canada/Midwest and Eastern United States... Wildfires continued to burn in the central Yukon, across central and southern Northwest Territories, southern and northeastern British Columbia, central Alberta, northern Saskatchewan, as well as central Manitoba. Fires in the Northwest Territories were particularly active throughout the day, producing heavy smoke which blanketed the southern half of that province and most of Nunavut. Moderate-density smoke extended further east covering northeastern Alberta, northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and northern Ontario. Light smoke was seen dispersing towards the southeast over the US Midwest and Ohio Valley, spreading across much of the eastern United States to the northern Gulf of America. Western United States... Wildfires in central and northern California, and central Oregon, continued to produce moderate-to-heavy smoke which dispersed towards the northeast covering Washington, Northern Idaho, an northern Nevada. Light smoke spread across the northern Rockies and into Southern California. Mills 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