DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z June 11, 2026
SMOKE: Quebec… An area of remnant light-density smoke was observed over southern Quebec, drifting eastward into the New Brunswick and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Central Mexico/Eastern CONUS… Fire activity and remnant smoke from previous days produced a layer of light-density smoke this morning that extended northeast from central Mexico across much of the eastern United States and northern Gulf of America before drifting eastward into the Atlantic Ocean. Nebraska… A wildfire in northwestern Nebraska was observed producing moderate-to-heavy smoke drifting southeastward, gradually transitioning to light-density smoke as the plume shifted south into northwestern Kansas. New Mexico… A wildfire in southwestern New Mexico produced a light-to-heavy density smoke plume that drifted southeastward. Visibility of the smoke plume’s full extension was obscured by significant cloud cover. Baja California Sur… Despite significant cloud cover, a layer of light density smoke was observed over much of Baja California Sur before extending westward into the Pacific Ocean. Southern Mexico… A layer of remnant light-density smoke from yesterday’s fire activity in Guerrero and Michoacan was observed extending westward into the Pacific Ocean. Another layer of light smoke was also observed in the Mexican Gulf Coast moving north into the southern Gulf of America. 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