DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z June 5, 2026
SMOKE: Central Canada/Midwestern U.S.… Wildfire activity from northern Alberta and southern Northwest Territories were producing individual smoke plumes ranging in various densities moving towards the northeast. Fires in northern Saskatchewan and west-central Manitoba were also producing individual moderate-to-heavy density smoke plumes drifting northward. The individual smoke plumes merged with the broader area of remnant light-to-moderate density smoke observed moving across southern Northwest Territories extending eastward over Nunavut, ultimately reaching the Hudson Bay. The large area of smoke was also observed moving southeast across Saskatchewan into the Midwestern United States. Southeastern CONUS… Widespread fires were detected across much of the Southeastern United States this evening. Smoke generated from the fires mixed with remnant smoke from previous days’ fire activity produced a large area of light-density smoke that spread northeast and east into the North Atlantic, and southwest into the Gulf of America. North Carolina… Multiple fires in North Carolina were observed producing light-to-moderate density smoke drifting towards the southeast, mixing with the broader layer of light-density smoke. Florida… Fires located in the Florida panhandle were observed producing light-to-moderate density smoke drifting towards the northwest, mixing with the broader layer of light-density smoke. Fire activity in southern Florida were also observed producing an area of light-density smoke extending westward into the Gulf of America. 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, east into northern Central America, and southwest into the Pacific Ocean. 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