DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0000Z November 03, 2025
SMOKE: California… Agricultural burning was observed this evening in Glenn and Colusa Counties, producing small, light density smoke plumes that moved southward into Sutter and Yolo Counties. Moderate-to-light density smoke was also observed dispersing eastward from a fire in Nevada County. In Mendocino County, a fire initially spread eastward before shifting northwest towards the California coastline. The fire in Calaveras County, near Stanislaus National Forest, continued to generate heavy smoke near the fire source, dispersing locally before spreading as moderate-to-light density smoke that moved north toward Eldorado National Forest and south toward Yosemite National Park. Utah… A fire that started on the border of Sanpete and Juab Counties produced moderate-to-heavy density smoke that moved eastward from the source, reaching Emery County. Arizona… The fire in central Coconino County, near Kaibab National Forest, continued to release moderate-to-heavy density smoke this evening, which was observed dispersing northeast and south within the county. Southeast Texas/Southern Louisiana/Gulf of America… A light density smoke plume was observed along the southern Louisiana coast, dispersing into the northern Gulf of America. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Guatemala/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 dispersing into the Pacific Ocean off the southern and western coastline of Mexico. The smoke was also observed over much of Guatemala, dispersing off the Guatemalan coast, as fires were active across the central and northern regions of the country. 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