DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z June 5, 2026
SMOKE: Central Canada/Northern Plains… Wildfire activity from northern Alberta and southern Northwest Territory to northern Manitoba was producing individual light-to-moderate smoke plumes. The smoke from this activity was moving northeastward toward Saskatchewan. These individual smoke plumes merged with the larger area of remnant light-density smoke observed moving across southern Northwest Territory extending eastward over Nunavut, ultimately reaching Quebec. The large area of smoke was also observed moving southeast into the northern United States. Southeastern CONUS… Scattered to widespread fire activity was analyzed across much of the southeastern U.S. The fire produced a large area of light-density smoke that moved east into the Atlantic Ocean. 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 observed on the western side of Mexico that moved southwest into the Pacific Ocean. Hernandez 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