DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1430Z September 25, 2025
SMOKE: Northwest Territories/Central Canada… Wildfires continued throughout central Canada this morning, with the heaviest smoke produced by the wildfires in central Alberta, northeastern Alberta, and the southern Northwest Territories, where it then became obscured by clouds. Moderate-to-heavy smoke from these wildfires moved towards the east, thinning to light smoke as it drifted across northern and central Saskatchewan, central Manitoba, western and central Ontario, and the Hudson Bay. Additional light smoke spread south towards the Midwestern United States. Southeastern United States… Fires in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina produced light smoke which traveled north along the eastern United States, eventually reaching New Jersey. West Coast United States… Wildfires continued in Washington State, with those in Chelan County and Kittitas County producing moderate-to-heavy. The smoke initially traveled east towards eastern Washington, then proceeded north into British Columbia before reaching southern Alberta. Light smoke from these fires merged with smoke from the Canadian fires. 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