DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1430Z September 9, 2025
SMOKE: Western Canada/Pacific Northwest... Wildfires persisted throughout western Canada and the northwestern United States. Moderate smoke was observed this morning moving east from British Columbia and south from the Northwest Territories into Alberta and Northern United States. Lighter Density smoke extends further out into southern Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario, continuing eastward into Quebec and New England. Additional light smoke from previous day agricultural burning across the Mississippi Valley and Southeastern United States is seen merging with the light smoke from the Canadian wildfires. California… The Garnet fire in California remained active this morning. This fire produced a localized light-to-moderate density smoke plume which was seen dispersing north towards Madera County. Hernandez 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