DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z April 10, 2026
SMOKE: Midwestern CONUS… Fires were detected across the Midwestern CONUS this morning but there was significant cloud cover in the region to visibly detect smoke plumes. multiple fires were observed producing individual, light-density smoke plumes that moved north. A particular fire in Central Arkansas was seen generating a light-to-heavy drifting towards the north as well. A larger area of light-density smoke was also observed dispersing over Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, and eastern Texas. The smoke may also consist of smoke remnants from yesterday’s fires in the region. Southeastern CONUS… Widespread agricultural fires across the southeast were observed producing individual light density smoke plumes primarily traveling towards the west. Washington/Idaho/Montana… Widespread fires in Washington, northeastern Idaho, and Montana were observed but smoke visibility was limited due to significant cloud coverage. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Gulf of America/Central America/Pacific Ocean... Smoke from fire activity, remnant smoke from previous days, and aerosol emissions from gas flaring and other industrial activities in central and southern Mexico spread as a layer of light-density smoke that extended into the Bay of Campeche, across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, and along the southern coasts of Mexico and Central America before continuing southwestward into the Pacific. Rodriguez 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:http://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