DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z October 22, 2026
SMOKE: Canada… Numerous fires were observed across southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba producing light-to-moderate density smoke plumes drifting northeastward. Areas of remnant light-density smoke were observed in the Northwest Territories and crossing Lake Winnipeg. Southeastern U.S. and Great Plains… Numerous fires across the Southeastern U.S. were observed producing light-to-heavy density smoke plumes drifting south to southwestward in the Southeast and northward in the Plains. A broad area of light-density smoke from widespread activity was observed extending across the the Southeastern U.S. before drifting eastward into the Atlantic Ocean and southward into the Gulf of America. Mexico… A layer of light-to-moderate density smoke was observed along the western coast of Mexico and drifting southwestward 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