DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z June 7, 2026
SMOKE: Central Canada/Northern Plains/Midwestern and Eastern CONUS... A broad area of light-density smoke from fire activity and remnant smoke from previous days was observed extending from northern Manitoba eastward across southern Hudson Bay and northern Quebec, and east-southeastward over the Northern Plains and Mid-Atlantic United States before drifting into the Atlantic Ocean. A broad area of moderate-density smoke was observed across Ontario and northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Northwest Territories… An isolated fire was observed in south-central Northwest Territories producing light-to-moderate density smoke drifting southwestward into northern Alberta. Florida… Several fires were observed in central Florida producing light-density smoke drifting northwestward. Northwest CONUS… Isolated fires in Idaho and Wyoming wee observed producing light-density smoke drifting southeastward. 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 and along the CONUS gulf coast, 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. Another area of of remnant smoke was observed along the Mexican Pacific coast extending southward into the Pacific Ocean. BLOWING DUST: Mexico and Baja California… Strong winds were observed lofting dust in southern Baja California and along the Gulf of California coast in Mexico. GM 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