DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z October 11, 2026
SMOKE: Central CONUS... A remnant layer of light-density smoke from yesterday’s fire activity was observed across central CONUS stretching from Texas northward into Quebec Canada. A narrow band of moderate-density smoke was observed behind the remnants of Hurricane Isaias and extending southwestward into the Gulf of America. Michigan… Scattered fires in the northern panhandle of Michigan were observed producing light-to-heavy density smoke plumes drifting northeastward. Southern U.S.… Isolated fires in Texas, Louisiana, and Missouri were observed producing localized light density smoke. Mexico/Gulf of America… Remnant light-density smoke was observed in western Mexico into southern Baja California, the northern Gulf of America, and the southern Gulf of America and extending through the Isthmus of Tehuantepec 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