DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z October 19, 2025
SMOKE: Canada/Eastern United States/Pacific Northwest... Heavy cloud cover over the eastern United States and Canada this evening prevented identification of smoke previously observed in the region this morning. Heavy cloud coverage in western Canada and the Pacific Northwest also may have prevented smoke identification in this region as well. Southern Louisiana/Northern Gulf of America… Agricultural fires in southern Louisiana were observed producing individual, light-density smoke plumes that moved south over the northern Gulf of America. Kansas… Individual fires in the Kansas counties of McPherson, Harvey, Ellsworth, and Mitchell were seen producing light density smoke plumes that traveled northeast within the state. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico... An area of light-to-moderate density smoke, consisting of aerosols from industrial activity in central Mexico and smoke emissions from individual fire activities in the region, was observed spreading from southern Mexico to eastern Texas and dispersing offshore in the central Gulf. Additional light smoke was also observed along the coast of the Mexican states of Sinaloa, Nayarit, and Jalisco, dispersing offshore in the Pacific Ocean. 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