DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z June 16, 2026
SMOKE: Southern Plains/Mississippi Valley… An area of remnant smoke was observed in southern CONUS this evening, spanning much of northeastern Texas, Oklahoma, northern Louisiana, Arkansas, Kansas, and southern Missouri. Saskatchewan… Two wildfires in central Saskatchewan produced individual smoke plumes ranging in various densities extending towards the south and southeast within the province. Northwest Territories… Two wildfires in western Northwest Territories generated individual moderate-to-heavy density smoke plumes dispersing northward within the territory. A nearby fire was also observed producing an localized area of light-to-moderate density smoke. Pacific Northwest… Scattered fires in Oregon, Washington, northern Idaho, and southern British Columbia produced individual smoke plumes ranging in various densities drifting towards the east. California… Remnant smoke from previous days and smoke from fire activity in the Central Valley this evening contributed to a broad layer of light-density smoke spanning much of northern California. The smoke extended eastward into southern Nevada. Utah/Arizona… A wildfire in southwestern Utah was observed generating a moderate-to-heavy density smoke plume moving towards the southeast. Another fire in northern Arizona was observed producing an area of light-to-moderate smoke extending eastward within the state. Florida… Wildfires in southern Florida, such as the Quarry 2(13) Fire, were observed producing individual light-to-heavy density smoke plumes extending northeast into the Atlantic Ocean. Bahamas… Fires in the Bahamian islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama were observed producing light-to-moderate density smoke plumes extending northeast into the Atlantic. 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 southern Gulf of America. The smoke also extended across southern Mexico, before drifting southwest into the Pacific Ocean. An area of moderate density smoke was also seen in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec before extending northward 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