DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z June 16, 2026
SMOKE: Southern Plains/Mississippi Valley/Ohio Valley… An area of remnant smoke was observed extending from Texas, across the Mississippi Valley to West Virginia, and as far north as Kansas. Saskatchewan/Manitoba/Northwest Territories/Nunavut… Multiple wildfires in north-central Saskatchewan produced individual light-to-medium density smoke plumes, which dispersed locally before moving southwest within the territory. A larger remnant light-density smoke plume was observed extending southeast into Manitoba. An area of remnant light-density smoke was observed over the Northwest Territories and southwestern Nunavut. Arizona/Southern Nevada/California/New Mexico… The Dellenbaugh Fire in northwestern Arizona was observed producing an area of moderate-to-heavy smoke, which was observed dispersing southwestward into Nevada and southern California. Light-density smoke also continued across central Arizona. A nearby individual plume of light-to-moderate density smoke originating in New Mexico was observed extending south across western New Mexico. Western and southern Mexico/Pacific Ocean/Gulf of America… An area of light-density smoke consisting of remnant smoke from previous days and smoke from fire activity was observed in the Gulf of California, across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, and extending northward into the western Gulf of America. The smoke also extended across southern Mexico, before drifting west into the Pacific Ocean. Marrs/Gaskill 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