DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z June 20, 2026
SMOKE: Northwest Territories/Yukon/Alaska… Several fires in the Northwest Territories were observed producing moderate-to-heavy density smoke that traveled westward this morning. A large area of remnant light-density smoke from these fires was observed from the central Northwest Territories, continuing westward into Yukon and parts of northeastern Alaska. Southwestern U.S… Scattered fires in Nevada, Utah, and Arizona were observed producing light-to-heavy density smoke plumes this morning. The Iron fire, located south of Salt Lake City, produced a large plume of medium-to-heavy density smoke that encompassed central and northern Utah before drifting to the northeast into neighboring states. Central Plains/Upper and Middle Mississippi Valley An area of remnant light-density smoke from yesterday’s fires was observed this morning, spanning from eastern South Dakota, as far south as Missouri, and eastward into Indiana and Kentucky. Florida/Atlantic Ocean… A fire in southern Florida was observed producing light-density smoke that drifted towards the northwest. An area of light-density remnant smoke stretched from the eastern Gulf, across central Florida, and into the Mid-Atlantic Ocean. Northwestern and Southeastern Mexico/Central America/Pacific Ocean/Gulf of America… An area of light-density remnant smoke from previous days, as well as smoke from industrial sources and fire activity spread over northwestern Mexico and Baja California this morning. Smoke also traveled northwards into New Mexico and western Texas. Another area of light-density smoke was observed over the Isthmus of Tehuantepec dispersing into the Bay of Campeche the central Gulf, parts of Central America, and southwards into the Pacific Ocean. 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