DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z October 3, 2026
SMOKE: Southeastern U.S./Atlantic Ocean/Gulf of America... A layer of remnant light-density smoke stretched from the Southeastern U.S. and extended along the east coast, dissipating in the central Atlantic. California... The Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park continued to burn this morning, producing moderate-density smoke drifting northward before being obscured by cloud cover. Mexico/Pacific Ocean/Gulf of America... A remnant layer of moderate-density smoke from yesterday’s agricultural burning and industrial activity was observed along the Mexican coast and the southwestern Gulf of America. A remnant layer of light-density smoke was observed in the western Gulf of America and extending southward into the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and from the western Mexican coast across Baja California Sur and into the Pacific Ocean. 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