DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2340Z June 3rd, 2025
SMOKE: Canada/Central and Eastern United States/Pacific Ocean/Atlantic Ocean/Gulf of America... Wildfire activity remained extensive across western and central Canada, with numerous large fires observed in northeastern British Columbia, northern Alberta, far southern Northwest Territories, central Saskatchewan, much of Manitoba, and western Ontario. Moderate to heavy density smoke from these sources continued to blanket across most of Canada, while also drifting south over the central and eastern CONUS and into the Atlantic Ocean. Despite cloud cover over parts of western and central Canada, heavy smoke is still present due to the concentration and location of the wildfires. Lighter density smoke blanketed most of Canada, with smoke extending north through the Northwestern Territories and Nunavut, far south to the Gulf of America through the southeastern CONUS, and far west across the northern Atlantic before settling over western Europe. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central-Southern Mexico/Bay of Campeche... An area of light density smoke and aerosols, attributed to widespread seasonal fire activity, volcanic emissions, and industrial sources throughout central and southern Mexico, was observed extending over central-southern Mexico and the Bay of Campeche. Nguyen 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