Occurred Nov 12, 2026, 6:00:00 PM UTC

First published Nov 13, 2026, 1:43:15 AM UTC · Last updated Nov 13, 2026, 1:43:15 AM UTC

Heavy satellite-observed smoke area centered at 33.736°N, 116.703°W — Near Idyllwild, CA, United States

NOAA HMS classified a satellite-observed smoke area near Idyllwild, California, as heavy density, observed by GOES-EAST from 2026-11-12 18:00 to 20:00 UTC. The source states this is not a ground-level air-quality measurement or health alert.

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Affected location: Near Idyllwild, California, United States

Illustrative image: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data [2020], processed by Pierre Markuse Parts of the August Complex wildfire and smoke plume, California, USA - September 19th, 2020 Image is about 72 kilometers wide. Do you want to support this collection of satellite images? Any donation, no matter how small, would be appreciated. PayPal me! — Pierre Markuse from Hamm, Germany/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

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NOAA HMS Smoke Detection Heavy satellite-observed smoke area centered at 33.736°N, 116.703°W — Near Idyllwild, CA, United StatesNOAA/NESDIS Hazard Mapping System (HMS) Usage terms

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