DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1555Z June 6, 2026
SMOKE: Central Canada/Northern Plains/Upper Mississippi Valley... A broad area of light-density smoke from fire activity and remnant smoke from previous days was observed extending from northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba eastward toward northern Quebec and southern Hudson Bay, and south-southeastward over the Northern Plains and Upper Mississippi Valley. Areas of moderate-density smoke were observed in eastern Manitoba, southeastern Manitoba, northern Quebec, and Minnesota. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Mexico/Pacific Ocean/Gulf of America... Fire activity, aerosol emissions from gas flaring and other industrial activities, and remnant smoke from previous days contributed to a layer of light-density smoke and aerosols that was observed extending north into the western Gulf of America, and southwest into the Pacific Ocean. Significant cloud cover over the region limited additional detection of smoke/aerosol this morning. YL 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