DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z September 1, 2026
SMOKE: Canada… Despite significant cloud cover this morning, light-to-moderate density smoke was observed over the Northwest Territories. The smoke moved northeast into Nunavut and southeast into Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Light-to-moderate smoke was also observed in Quebec. The smoke may consist of smoke remnants from yesterday’s fire activity. U.S. Pacific Coast… Wildfires across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana produced light-to-moderate smoke over the region. The smoke dispersed locally before moving northeast into Canada. The Plaskett Fire in Monterey County, California was observed producing moderate-to-heavy density smoke moving southeast within the state. Light-to-moderate smoke was also observed northern California moving north toward Oregon. Central and Eastern CONUS... Fires were active across central and southeastern CONUS this morning. The fires produced an area of light-to-moderate smoke. The moderate smoke extended from the Texas-Oklahoma border to North Carolina, while the light-density smoke covered much of central, southeastern, and northeastern CONUS, ultimately moving east into the Atlantic Ocean. The light density smoke also moved southeast from Texas into Mexico and northeast from northeastern CONUS into Canada. Mexico… A layer of remnant light density smoke from fires and industrial activity was observed across the Gulf of America and Mexico. Smoke was also observed in northwestern Mexico and moved west 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 map: https://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