DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z September 27, 2026
SMOKE: Canada… A layer of remnant light-density smoke was observed this evening moving eastward over the Foxe Basin before being obscured by cloud cover. The smoke reappeared off the coast of Baffin Island and continued eastward towards Greenland. Mexico/Gulf of America/Baja California Sur/Pacific Ocean… A layer of remnant light-density smoke from agricultural burning and industrial activity was observed across most of the Gulf of America, continuing southwards across the Mexican Gulf coast and approaching the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. A remnant layer of light-density smoke was observed drifting over the Pacific Coast of Mexico, the Gulf of California, and Baja California Sur before continuing into the Pacific Ocean. A layer of moderate-density smoke was also observed extending northward from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec into the western Gulf of America. GM 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