DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1510Z June 9th, 2025
SMOKE: Canada/Central United States/Atlantic Ocean/Europe... Wildfire activity in northeastern British Columbia, north-central Alberta, and central Ontario continues to produce moderate to thick density smoke. Thick density smoke from the wildfires was observed moving eastward across British Columbia and Alberta, while moderate smoke extended further east across Canada and drifted south into the central United States. Light-density smoke blankets most of Canada and central United States, moving eastward over the Atlantic toward Europe. Cloud cover over portions of central and eastern Canada limited smoke detection in those areas from satellite imagery. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Eastern Mexico/Bay of Campeche/Gulf of America... 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 eastern Mexico, western Gulf of America, and the Bay of Campeche. DUST: Tropical Atlantic... Saharan Dust was observed moving west from the Atlantic into the Caribbean. 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