DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z June 27, 2026
SMOKE: Northwest Territories/Alberta/Nunavut… Several fires in the Northwest Territories and northern Alberta 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, over Nunavut, and into the Beaufort Sea. The light smoke also extended southward into northeastern British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, merging with the smoke generated by the individual fires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Manitoba/Saskatchewan/Nunavut… Scattered wildfires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan were observed generated localized heavy-to-moderate density smoke plumes. Smoke from these fires accumulated into a layer of moderate-density smoke that spread across southern Nunavut, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, ultimately merging with the smoke from the wildfires from Alberta and the Northwest Territories. Quebec… Multiple wildfires across central Quebec and Labrador were observed producing mostly moderate-to-heavy smoke plumes that generally drifted to the southeast. A layer of light-to-moderate density smoke was also observed dispersed over Quebec and the Hudson Bay, continuing southwestward across Ontario an ultimately reaching the Midwestern United States. Southwestern US… The Cottonwood Fire in southern Utah was observed producing moderate-to-heavy density smoke drifting northeast across the state through Colorado and into Wyoming. The Iron Fire located south of the Great Salt Lake as well as the Grapevine and Parsnip Peak Fires in southern Nevada were observed producing light-to-moderate density smoke plumes moving northeastward. The Pocket Fire in central Arizona was also observed generating light-to-heavy density smoke extending northeast within the state. Southeastern US/Atlantic Ocean/Gulf of America/Pacific Ocean… A large layer of light-to-moderate 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 southern CONUS and over the Gulf, eventually making its way through central Mexico and into the Pacific Ocean. Dominican Republic… A large luxury resort fire near the southwestern coast of the Dominican Republic continued producing a plume of light-to-moderate density smoke that drifted west over Haiti and the Gulf de la Gonave, eventually reaching the Caribbean Sea. The light density smoke continued extending westward towards Jamaica. GM 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