DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z June 20, 2025

SMOKE:
Alaska, Canada, Northern United States and the Northern Atlantic Ocean...
Wildfire activity continues to be analyzed from northeastern British
Columbia to western Ontario, with an increase in wildfire activity across
Alaska and the Yukon as well. Smoke from these two areas of wildfire
activity extend from Alaska and, perhaps, eastern Siberia to parts
of the northern Atlantic.  The highest density smoke within this area
appears to be concentrated in two areas.  The first was over portions
of central Canada extending from northern Ontario west through central
Manitoba and central Saskatchewan.  The second area was over portions
of the western and northern Yukon extending west through much Alaska.

Southwestern United States and the Rocky Mountain States...
An area of light to moderate density smoke was seen over much of the
Southwestern United States and Rocky Mountain States where it joined
with the smoke from the Alaskan and Canadian wildfires over the Northern
Plains of the United States.  The highest density smoke within this area
was located from portions of New Mexico and Arizona extending northeast
into western South Dakota and southern Montana.

DUST:
Eastern Caribbean….
An area of Saharan Dust was seen over portions of the eastern Caribbean
Islands and the eastern Caribbean Sea.

Hanna

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

Unless otherwise indicated:

Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.

Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.

A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.

Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.