DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z June 13, 2026
SMOKE: Southeastern CONUS/Atlantic Ocean/Gulf of America... An area of light-density smoke was observed across much of the southeastern CONUS, the coastal Mid-Atlantic extending offshore over the Atlantic Ocean. This smoke layer is likely the result of widespread agricultural burning across the southeastern CONUS, combined with lingering remnant smoke that has persisted over the past week. Nebraska... The South Fork Fire in northwestern Nebraska was observed producing moderate-to-heavy density smoke that moved southwestward from the fire before drifting in a northeastward direction. New Mexico... The Bear Fire in western New Mexico was observed producing localized moderate-density smoke, along with a broader area of light density smoke. The smoke extended southeastward across New Mexico into Texas and northern Mexico. The fire was then obscured by clouds for the remainder of the evening. California... A fire southeast of Bakersfield, California was active this evening and was observed producing moderate-to-heavy density smoke that moved southeast within the state. Bahamas... A fire in Little Abaco, Bahamas, was observed producing moderate-to-heavy smoke that moved north into the Atlantic before transitioning to light-density smoke and continuing northeastward. Western and southern Mexico/Pacific Ocean... Multiple fires were active across much of the Guerrero and Michoacan states which produced a light-density smoke plume over the region that extended into the Pacific Ocean. Hernandez 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