DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z October 10, 2026
SMOKE: Southern and Central Plains… A remnant layer of moderate-density smoke from yesterday’s fire activity was observed moving eastward across central Colorado, southeastern Wyoming, and western Nebraska. A separate plume of remnant moderate-density extended from the western Dakotas and continued northeastward. A broader area of light-density smoke covered much of the central United States before becoming obscured by Isaias in the east. This light-density smoke drifted southward into northern Mexico and along the Gulf coast of Texas and Louisiana, extended westward as far as central Montana, and drifted northeastward across the Midwest and over the Canadian border into southeastern Manitoba and southern Ontario. Baja California… A lingering layer of light-density smoke was observed over Baja California Sur and the Gulf of California this morning. Gaskill 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