DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z June 6, 2026
SMOKE: Central Canada/Northern Plains/Midwestern CONUS... A broad area of light-density smoke from fire activity and remnant smoke from previous days was observed extending from northern Manitoba eastward toward southern Hudson Bay and northern Quebec, and east-southeastward over the Northern Plains and Midwestern United States. Despite significant cloud cover in the region, wildfires in northern Manitoba were observed generating individual moderate-to-heavy density smoke plumes moving east-northeast towards the Hudson Bay. Carolinas/Atlantic Ocean… Smoke from fire activity in the Southeastern United States this evening and remnant smoke from previous days contributed to a layer of light-density smoke extending northeastward from the coast of the Carolinas into the Atlantic Ocean. An individual light-to-heavy density was also observed in central North Carolina, mixing with the broader layer of smoke. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Mexico/Pacific Ocean/Central America/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 Gulf of America, east into northern Central America, and west into the Pacific Ocean. Significant cloud cover over the region limited additional detection of smoke/aerosol this evening. BLOWING DUST: Nevada… Despite significant cloud cover in the region, strong winds were observed lofting dust from a dry lake bed in central Nevada this evening. 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