DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z November 01, 2025
SMOKE: Western Canada… Fires were active across central British Columbia as well as central, northern, and western Alberta this evening. Light-density smoke was observed in northern and western Alberta, dispersing locally before drifting eastward and becoming partially obscured by cloud cover. California… Agricultural burning was observed this evening in Glenn County and Colusa County, producing small, light-density smoke plumes moving northward. Additionally, a fire in Calaveras County, near Stanislaus National Forest, generated moderate-to-heavy density smoke, which drifted north towards Eldorado National Forest. Arizona… The fire that started yesterday in Coconino County near Kaibab National Forest continued to release moderate-to-heavy density smoke this evening, which was observed dispersing eastward before shifting south. Southern Louisiana/Gulf of America… A light-density smoke plume was observed along the southern Louisiana coast, dispersing into the northern Gulf of America. Florida… A fire in the southwestern part of Okaloosa County produced moderate-to-heavy smoke, which moved southward into the northern Gulf of America. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Pacific Ocean… An area of light-density smoke, consisting primarily of aerosols from gas flaring and other urban/industrial activity across Mexico, mixed with additional emissions from scattered fire activity in the region, was observed throughout much of southern and western Mexico, which dispersed off the coast and into the Pacific Ocean. 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