DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z June 27, 2026
SMOKE: Northwest Territories/Alberta/Nunavut… Several fires in the Northwest Territories and northern Alberta continued to burn this evening, producing moderate-to-heavy density smoke plumes, as well as a layer of light-to-moderate density smoke that spread through the Northwest Territories into Nunavut. The 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 into eastern Ontario. Light smoke continued eastward into the Atlantic Ocean and southwestward across Ontario, merging with the smoke from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and western Ontario before reaching the Midwestern United States. Southwestern US… The Cottonwood, Wild Goose, and Iron Fires in central Utah were observed producing light-to-moderate density smoke drifting northeast across the state through northwestern Colorado and Wyoming, ultimately reaching eastern Montana and the Dakotas. The Parsnip Peak Fire in southern Nevada was observed producing a moderate-to-heavy density smoke plume moving eastward. Other wildfires in central Arizona, southeastern Utah, western Colorado, and northern New Mexico were also observed generating individual light-to-heavy density smoke plumes extending northeast. Southeastern US/Atlantic Ocean/Gulf of America/Pacific Ocean… A large layer of light-density smoke, consisting of smoke from today’s fire activity in the southeastern United States and remnant smoke from previous days, was observed extending northeast 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 southwest into the Caribbean Sea. BLOWING DUST… Caribbean… Light dust from the Sahara Desert was observed spanning much of the Caribbean Sea this evening. Nevada… Strong winds were observed lofting dust from a dry lake bed located in west-central Nevada this evening. The dust was transported eastward within the state. 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