DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z October 24, 2026
SMOKE: Southeastern U.S.… Multiple fires across the Southeastern U.S. were active this morning. Agricultural fires located near Lake Okeechobee, Florida, were observed producing light-density smoke plumes drifting southward and southwestward. The Bee Haven (2) fire in Hamilton County, Florida produced moderate-to-heavy density smoke that moved southwestward over the Gulf of America before becoming light-density smoke. The smoke then continued westward and northwestward toward the Louisiana coast. Areas of moderate-density smoke were observed across the southeastern United States, while another area of moderate-density smoke over the Midwest extended northeastward into Canada. A larger area of light-density smoke covered much of southeastern and Midwestern Unites States, extending from southern Gulf of America northeastward, ultimately reaching eastern Canada. Mexico… A layer of light-to-moderate density smoke was observed along the western coast of Mexico and drifting southwestward into the Pacific Ocean. 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