DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z October 19, 2026
SMOKE: California… Light-density smoke was observed along the central and southern California coast, extending southward and southwestward into the Pacific Ocean. Northern Great Plains/Canada… Light-density smoke was observed across the northern Great Plains and southern portions of central and eastern Canada, extending from Montana and North Dakota into southern Saskatchewan and eastward across the Great Lakes, Ontario and Quebec. Southeastern CONUS… Fires were active across the Southeastern CONUS this evening. Many light-to-moderate density smoke plumes drifted toward the southwest before dissipating. A layer of light-density smoke was observed extending from northern and western Florida northeastward along the Georgia, South Carolina,and North Carolina coasts and offshore into the Atlantic Ocean. The smoke may also consist of smoke remnants from yesterday’s agricultural fires in the region. Mexico… No significant areas of smoke could be seen via satellite imagery this evening due to cloud cover. Meyer 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