DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z October 3, 2025
SMOKE: Northern Canada/Lower Mississippi Valley/Southeastern United States/Gulf of America/Atlantic Ocean... Despite moderate cloud cover in northern Canada, a large area light-density smoke from the previous day’s activity was visible in Nunavut, the eastern portion of the Northwest Territories, northern Saskatchewan, and northern Manitoba. The smoke moved southeast towards Ontario but was obscured by cloud cover. The smoke appeared to move south into the United States, continued further through the Midwest, the Lower Mississippi Valley and Texas, ultimately reaching the Gulf of America. Additional light density smoke drifted east across the Northeastern United States, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, ultimately reaching the Atlantic Ocean. Central Washington State… Wildfires continued to burn in central Washington. While heavy density smoke concentrated around the fire sources, light-to-moderate density smoke drifted over the southeastern portion of the state. GL 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