DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z October 25, 2026
SMOKE: Southeastern U.S.… Multiple fires across the Southeastern U.S. were observed producing individual smoke plumes of varying density, drifting from west to southwestward. A broad area of light-density smoke was observed across the region before drifting northeastward into the Atlantic Ocean and southward into the Gulf of America. The smoke may include remnant smoke from agricultural fires in the region yesterday. Saskatchewan/Manitoba/ North Dakota… Scattered fires in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and North Dakota were observed producing light-to-heavy density smoke plumes drifting from southwestward to southeastward. British Columbia… Wildfires in central British Columbia were observed producing individual light-to-heavy density smoke plumes drifting westward within the province. Concurrently, fires on Graham Island generated light-to-moderate density smoke plumes moving southward. Mexico… A layer of light-to-moderate density smoke was observed along the western coast of Mexico and drifting southwestward into the Pacific Ocean. GL 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