DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z July 14, 2026
SMOKE: Canada… Wildfires in the central Northwest Territories, central and southern Ontario, and central Saskatchewan and Manitoba continued to burn this evening, producing vigorous heavy-density smoke plumes drifting southeastward. Large areas moderate-density smoke were observed stretching from British Columbia to the Hudson Bay, and from central Saskatchewan to the northeastern United States. A broad area of light-density smoke was observed across much of Canada, extending into both the Pacific Ocean and over the North Atlantic as far east as Greenland. This layer of light-density smoke also drifted southward, dispersing across much of the US. Light-density smoke from the Canadian fires also drifted southwestward, joining with smoke from fires in the southwestern US. CONUS… A large area of light-density smoke covered most of the US this evening, drifting eastward over the Atlantic Ocean and southward along the West Coast into the Pacific Ocean. Despite significant cloud cover over the Gulf of America, light-density smoke appeared to have also drifted southward to merge with smoke over Mexico. Southwestern U.S.… Despite significant cloud cover this evening, The Aspen Acres, Willow, and Gold Mountain Fires in Colorado continued to burn, producing individual light-to-moderate density smoke plumes and contributing to an extensive layer of light-density smoke across the region. Oregon… The East Evans Creek Fire in southwestern Oregon was observed producing moderate-to-heavy density smoke drifting northward. A more extensive layer of light-density smoke was also observed drifting towards the north, ultimately reaching southern Washington. Mexico/Gulf of America… A layer of light-density smoke from fire activity and remnant smoke from previous days was observed across southern Mexico, extending westward into the Pacific and eastward over the Gulf of America, mixing with light-density smoke covering CONUS. 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 map: https://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