DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z October 8, 2026
SMOKE: Southeastern U.S... Many fires across the Southeastern U.S. were observed producing individual light-density smoke plumes. A band of light-density remnant smoke from previous day fire activity was observed extending east-northeastward from eastern Texas across the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states before dispersing into the Atlantic Ocean. Pacific Northwest/Northern Plains... Scattered fires in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, northwestern Montana, and western Wyoming were observed producing light to locally heavy density smoke plumes drifting in various directions. Utah... The Salina Canyon East Rx Fire in central Utah was observed producing light-to-moderate density smoke plume drifting northwestward. Mexico... A broad area of light-density smoke was observed along the Pacific Coast of Mexico before extending westward into the Pacific Ocean. YL 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