DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z June 2, 2026
SMOKE: Manitoba/Ontario/Midwestern 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 western Quebec and southeastward towards the Midwestern United States. Despite significant cloud cover in the region, multiple wildfires in central Manitoba and western Ontario were observed generating individual moderate-to-heavy smoke plumes moving west and northwest. A wildfire in eastern Ontario was also seen producing a light-to-moderate density smoke plume drifting southward. Northwest Territories/Alberta ... Wildfires in south-central Northwest Territories and northern Alberta were observed producing light-to-moderate density smoke plumes drifting westward. British Columbia… Despite significant cloud cover, a wildfire in central British Columbia was observed producing a light-to-heavy density smoke plume moving west-northwest. A wildfire in northwestern British Columbia was also observed this evening, producing a light-to-moderate density smoke plume moving northwest. California/Baja California… A fire situated on the California-Baja California border produced localized moderate-to-heavy density smoke before transitioning to light-density smoke as it extended towards the south and northeast. Sonora/Chihuahua… A wildfire in eastern Sonora was observed producing light-to-moderate density smoke extending northeastward into western Chihuahua. Wildfires in southern Chihuahua were also observed producing an area of light-density smoke moving east-northeast. Minnesota… Fires in northwestern Minnesota were observed producing light-to-moderate density smoke plumes moving north-northwest. 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 widespread layer of light-density smoke and aerosols across south and central Mexico. The smoke extended southwest into the Pacific Ocean, and north across the western Gulf of America, ultimately reaching southern Texas. 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