DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z June 1, 2026
SMOKE: Manitoba/Ontario/Midwestern CONUS/Northeastern CONUS… A broad area of light-to-moderate density smoke from fire activity and remnant smoke from previous days was observed extending from Manitoba eastward towards northern Ontario and the Hudson Bay before drifting southeastward across Ontario towards the Midwestern and Northeastern United States. Multiple wildfires in central Manitoba and western Ontario produced individual moderate-to-heavy smoke plumes moving northwest. Wildfires in northern Manitoba were also seen producing individual moderate-to-heavy density smoke plumes drifting northeast towards Nunavut. New Mexico… The Seven Cabins Fire in New Mexico continued to burn this evening and was observed producing a light-to-moderate density smoke plume drifting northeast towards the Texas panhandle. Arizona… A wildfire in central Arizona was observed producing a light-to-moderate density smoke plume drifting northward. Wisconsin… A fire located in northeastern Wisconsin was observed generating a localized moderate-density smoke plume before transitioning to light-density smoke as it extended westward towards the north-central portion of the state and southward towards the Door Peninsula. Southern CONUS… A layer of light-density smoke was observed over Arkansas, northern Louisiana, southeastern Oklahoma, northeastern Texas, and northern Mississippi. The smoke may also include remnant smoke from fire activity from previous days. California… Three fires located in central California were observed producing localized light-to-moderate density smoke plumes this evening. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Mexico/Pacific Ocean/Gulf of America/Central America... Fire activity, aerosol emissions from gas flaring and other industrial activities, and remnant smoke from previous days contributed to a widespread layer of light-density smoke and aerosols across Mexico and Central America. The smoke extended southwest into the Pacific Ocean, east towards western Guatemala, and north across the western Gulf of America, ultimately reaching southern Texas. An area of moderate-density smoke was also observed over southern Veracruz, Tabasco, and northern Chiapas before drifting northwestward into the western Gulf of America. 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: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