DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z June 29, 2026
SMOKE: Canada... Multiple fires scattered across much of Canada continued to burn today, producing individual heavy density smoke plumes, as well as regional layers of heavy-density smoke over Northwest Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Quebec. Smoke from these fires accumulated into a widespread layer of moderate-density smoke that extended from Yukon, across the Hudson Bay, and ultimately reached Newfoundland and Labrador. A large layer of light-density smoke was observed covering much of Canada, drifting southward to join with light-density smoke produced by fires in the southwestern U.S. and eastward over the Atlantic Ocean. Southwestern US... Multiple large wildfires continued to burn across Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah today, producing moderate-to-heavy smoke that traveled northeastward. A large area of light-density smoke from these wildfires joined with the light-density smoke covering much of Canada. This layer of light-density smoke dispersed eastward to the northeastern U.S., as well as southward toward Mexico. Mexico/Pacific Ocean/Gulf of America/Southeastern U.S./Atlantic Ocean... A layer of light-density smoke, consisting of smoke from today’s fire activity and remnant smoke from previous days, was observed over southern Texas, much of Mexico, and the western Gulf, ultimately drifting southwestward into the Pacific Ocean. Florida... Two large wildfires in southern Florida were observed producing light-to-moderate density smoke drifting southward and southwestward. Another large wildfire in western Florida was also observed producing light-to-moderate density smoke drifting southward. Washington State... The Twin Sisters Fire in southeastern Washington was observed producing moderate-to-heavy density smoke drifting northeastward. A lighter-density smoke layer from the fire merged with the extensive smoke from Canadian wildfires. BLOWING DUST: Caribbean... Light dust from the Sahara Desert was observed spanning much of the Caribbean Sea this evening. Baja California... Light dust from Baja California was observed lofting over the Gulf of California toward northern Mexico. YL 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