DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z October 8, 2026
SMOKE: Southeastern U.S... Many fires across the Southeastern U.S. produced individual smoke plumes of varying density, with moderate-to-heavy density smoke concentrated in the Lower Mississippi Valley. A band of remnant light-density smoke from previous day fire activity was observed extending southward into the Gulf of America and east-northeastward from eastern Texas across the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states before dispersing into the Atlantic Ocean. Central Plains… A layer of remnant light-density smoke was observed drifting east-southeastward across South Dakota and northern Nebraska into Iowa. Kansas/Missouri… Fires in Kansas and Missouri were observed producing individual light-to-moderate density smoke plumes drifting generally northeastward. Utah… Fires in central Utah produced a localized layer of heavy-density smoke and an extensive layer of light-to-moderate density smoke moving northward. Arizona… The Cooper Unit-Kperp Rx Nkrd Cy26 Fire in north-central Arizona was observed producing a layer of light-to-heavy density smoke extending westward and eastward. The Kendrick Rx-Wrd Cy26 Fire was also observed producing light-to-moderate density smoke extending northeastward and southwestward. Pacific Northwest/Northern Plains... Scattered fires in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, northwestern Montana, and western Wyoming were observed producing light-to-heavy density smoke plumes drifting in various directions. California… A fire in central California was observed producing light-to-moderate density smoke extending northwestward. Fires in the northern Central Valley produced light-density smoke plumes drifting eastward. Mexico... A broad area of light-density smoke was observed along the Pacific Coast of Mexico before extending westward into the Pacific Ocean. GL 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