DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z June 24, 2026
SMOKE: Northwest Territories/Yukon/Nunavut/British Columbia/Alberta/Saskatchewan… Several fires in the Northwest Territories continued to burn this morning, producing localized heavy-density smoke plumes, as well as a layer of medium-density smoke that spread through the central Northwest Territories. A large layer of light-density smoke spread in all directions across the region, traveling into Yukon, Nunavut, northeastern British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. Quebec… Multiple fires across central and western Quebec were observed producing medium-to-heavy density smoke plumes dispersing southwest. These fires were observed producing a layer of light-density smoke that drifted south across Quebec and westward into Ontario. Southwestern US/Midwest/Southeastern US/Atlantic Ocean/Gulf of America… The Cottonwood Fire, located south of Fishlake National Forest, and the Iron fire, located south of Salt Lake City, continued producing heavy-density smoke that drifted east-southeastward across Utah, Colorado, Kansas, and Oklahoma. A large layer of medium-density smoke from these fires was observed spreading across the Great Plains, and South through Texas and northwestern Mexico. A large layer remnant smoke from these fires, as well as from previous days, covered much of the south and central United States from Virginia to Florida, ultimately continuing offshore into the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf. Central America/Pacific Ocean… A large area of light-density remnant smoke from previous days and smoke from industrial sources and fire activity, was observed across Honduras and Nicaragua, as well as drifting northeast into the Pacific Ocean. Dominican Republic… A large luxury resort fire near the southwestern coast of the Dominican Republic was observed producing a plume of heavy-to-medium smoke that drifted northwest over Haiti and the Gulf de la Gonave. A layer of light-density from this fire was observe drifting west over the Caribbean Sea. Hernandez/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