DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z September 30, 2026
SMOKE: Southeastern U.S.… Multiple fires were active this morning across southeastern U.S., with several producing individual light-density smoke plumes, particularly across southern Mississippi, Alabama, and along the Georgia-Florida border. Smoke from fires along the Georgia-Florida border and southeastern Alabama produced a moderate-density plume over the area. Another moderate-density smoke plume was observed across South Carolina and North Carolina, extending northeastward into Virginia and the Atlantic Ocean. A broader light-density smoke plume covered much of the southeastern U.S. and extended unto the northern Gulf of America, while also extending northeastward from the Southeast into the Atlantic Ocean. The smoke may also consist of smoke remnants from yesterday’s agricultural fires in the region. Oregon… Fires across the state of Oregon were observed producing light-to-heavy density smoke drifting southeastward within the state. California… The Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park continued to burn this morning. It produced light-to-heavy density smoke that initially moved west-northwest before shifting southward within the state. Mexico/Gulf of America… A layer of light-to-moderate density smoke from agricultural burning and industrial activity was observed across the western Gulf of America and along the Mexican Gulf coast, extending southward across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. 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