DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0000Z June 12, 2026
Corrected to include SAHARAN DUST section... SMOKE: Quebec/Maritime Provinces… An area of remnant light-density smoke was observed over southern Quebec, drifting eastward across northern Maine, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Southeastern CONUS/Mid-Atlantic/Southern New England… An area of light smoke was observed across much of the southeastern CONUS, coastal Mid-Atlantic, and southern New England extending offshore over the Atlantic Ocean behind a cyclone centered south of Nova Scotia. The layer is likely the result of agricultural burning across the southeastern CONUS coupled with, perhaps, some of the remnant smoke from Central Canada over the past week. Another small area was observed out over the North Atlantic as well. Nebraska… A wildfire in northwestern Nebraska was observed producing moderate-to-heavy smoke moving southeastward in the wake of a cold frontal passage. Another area of remnant smoke associated with the cold front was also analyzed from Texas to Iowa. New Mexico… The Bear Fire in western New Mexico was observed producing light to moderate smoke early this afternoon before invigorating and producing a thick smoke plume that was extending eastward. Western and southern Mexico/Pacific… Light density remnant smoke continued to be observed across Baja California, the Gulf of California, western Mexico, and the near-shore Pacific Ocean. The remnant smoke is likely the result of fire activity across southwestern Mexico, concentrated along coastal Michoacan and Guerrero from previous days. Active emissions were also seen producing a lighter smoke layer across those States of Mexico. SAHARAN DUST… Saharan dust was observed extending westward across the Atlantic Ocean and the northern Caribbean Islands, reaching as far west as the Bay of Campeche. Hosley/Marrs 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