DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z October 16, 2026
SMOKE: Oregon… The W Fork Evans Creek wildfire in Jackson County, Oregon, continued to burn this morning and was observed producing light-to-heavy density smoke that drifted northwestward within the state. Pacific Ocean… Light-to-moderate density smoke was observed drifting southward over the Pacific Ocean. Southeastern CONUS... Fires were active across the Southeastern CONUS this morning, producing a broad layer of light-to-moderate density smoke that extended northeastward from Texas across southeastern U.S. and into the Atlantic Ocean. The smoke may also consist of remnant smoke from yesterday’s fires. BLOWING DUST: Baja California… Blowing dust was observed drifting southeastward from northeastern Baja California, extending offshore into the Gulf of California. Hernandez 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