DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z June 25, 2026
SMOKE: Northwest Territories/Nunavut… Several fires in the Northwest Territories continued to burn this evening, producing localized heavy-to-moderate density smoke plumes, as well as a layer of light-density smoke that spread through the Northwest Territories, into southwestern Nunavut, and over the Beaufort Sea. Manitoba/Saskatchewan/Nunavut… Scattered fires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan were observed producing localized heavy-to-moderate density smoke plumes. These fires produced large layer of light-density smoke that spread across Manitoba and Saskatchewan, ultimately reaching southern Nunavut. Quebec… Multiple fires across central and western Quebec were observed producing heavy-to-moderate density smoke that dispersed over Quebec and the Hudson Bay. A layer of light-density smoke was observed drifting westward into northeastern Ontario. Southwestern US/Midwest/Southeastern US/Atlantic Ocean/Gulf of America… The Cottonwood Fire in southern Utah and the Grapevine Fire in southeastern Nevada produced localized moderate-to-heavy density smoke that drifted northeast. Light-density smoke from these fires was also observed drifting northeast, reaching as far as central Utah. The Kumiva Fire in northwest Nevada produced a light-to-medium density smoke plume that drifted northeast. A large layer of light-to-medium density smoke, consisting of smoke from today’s fire activity in the southeastern United States and remnant smoke from previous days, was observed extending east into the Atlantic Ocean, and southwest across central and southeast CONUS and over the Gulf, eventually making its way through Texas and the Mexican Coastal Plain. Dominican Republic… A large luxury resort fire near the southwestern coast of the Dominican Republic continued producing a plume of light-to-medium density smoke that drifted northwest over Haiti and the Gulf de la Gonave, eventually reaching the Caribbean Sea. BLOWING DUST: Southern California… Strong winds were observed lofting dust in the Anza Borrego Desert State Park this evening. The dust was transported eastward within the state. Libby/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