DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z June 7, 2026
SMOKE: Central Canada/Midwestern and Eastern CONUS… A broad area of light-density smoke from fire activity and remnant smoke from previous days was observed extending from eastern Saskatchewan eastward across southern Ontario, and southeastward over the Midwestern and Mid-Atlantic United States before drifting into the Atlantic Ocean. Despite significant cloud cover in the region, scattered wildfires in northeastern Saskatchewan and northwestern Manitoba were observed producing individual smoke plumes ranging in various densities moving north and northwest. A wildfire in northwestern Ontario was also observed generating moderate-to-heavy density smoke moving northward; however, visibility of the full extension of the plume was limited due to heavy cloud cover. Northwest Territories… A fire was observed in south-central Northwest Territories producing light-to-moderate density smoke drifting westward. Utah… A fire in central Utah was observed producing light-density smoke drifting northeastward. 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 east into northern Central America. Another area of light-density smoke was observed along the Mexican Pacific coast extending southward into the Pacific Ocean. An area of moderate-density smoke was seen along the southern Mexican Gulf Coast drifting northward into the Bay of Campeche. Significant cloud cover over the region limited additional detection of smoke/aerosol 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