DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z April 2, 2026
SMOKE: Texas/Oklahoma/Kansas… Scattered fires across Kansas, northern Oklahoma, and northern Texas were observed multiple light-to-moderate density smoke plumes this evening, with the majority drifting towards the northeast. Eastern CONUS… Despite significant cloud coverage across the region, fires scattered across Georgia, Virginia, and the Carolinas were observed producing individual light-to-moderate smoke plumes drifting generally towards the north and northwest. A particular fire located on the Florida-Georgia state border was observed generating a individual heavy-density smoke plume before transitioning to light-to-moderate smoke as it extended northward. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Gulf of America/Central America/Pacific Ocean… A layer of light smoke persisted from fire activity, remnant smoke from previous days, and aerosol emissions from gas flaring and other industrial activities across central and southern Mexico. The smoke extended into the Gulf of America, across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, and along the southern coasts of Mexico and Central America. The smoke continued along the northwestern Mexican coast, eventually reaching Baja California Sur before drifting southwestward into the Pacific. 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