DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0115Z September 26, 2025
SMOKE: Northwest Territories/Central Canada... Wildfires continued across central Canada this evening, with the heaviest smoke originating from fires in the southern Northwest Territories, central and northeastern Alberta, and central Saskatchewan. Moderate to heavy smoke from these wildfires moved eastward, thinning to light smoke as it drifted across northern and central Saskatchewan, central Manitoba, western and central Ontario, and Hudson Bay. Additional light smoke spread southward into the Midwestern United States. Western United States... Wildfires continued in Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon. Fires in central Washington, northeastern Idaho, and western Montana were producing moderate to heavy smoke drifting northeast, where it merged with smoke from the Canadian fires. A large complex fire in southwestern Oregon was producing moderate to heavy smoke moving south toward California and the Pacific Coast. Southeastern United States... Agricultural fires in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina produced light smoke that traveled north along the eastern United States, eventually reaching New Jersey. YL 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