DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z October 12, 2026
SMOKE: Central/Southeastern CONUS... A remnant layer of light-density smoke from yesterday’s fire activity was observed over central CONUS stretching northward from Texas and Oklahoma across the Mississippi Valley, eastward across the Tennessee Valley and southeastern CONUS and into the Atlantic Ocean. It continued over the entire Gulf of America before merging with smoke over Mexico. A remnant narrow band of moderate-density smoke extended offshore of Texas and across the Gulf of America before continuing over central Florida and the Atlantic Ocean. 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 across the Gulf of America, extending across the Bay of Campeche, the Mexican Gulf Coast, and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec before continuing over the south-central coast of Mexico and into the Pacific Ocean. 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