DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z June 21, 2025

SMOKE:
Alaska/Yukon/Canada/Northern and Central United States/Atlantic Ocean…
Widespread wildfire activity across Alaska, the Yukon, and much of central
Canada continued to generate expansive smoke coverage over large areas of
the Northern Hemisphere. Thick density smoke was observed over interior
Alaska and the northern Yukon, with plumes extending eastward and merging
with other smoke layers over central Canada.

A second area of moderate to thick smoke was present over central
Saskatchewan, resulting from persistent fire activities in these
regions. The smoke extended southeastward into the Great Lakes and Ohio
Valley, while light smoke spread further east over the Mid-Atlantic and
western Atlantic Ocean.

In the central United States, light to moderate density smoke was seen
originating from fires in northern Baja California, MX, Nevada, Utah,
Arizona, and New Mexico This resulted in large areas of light smoke moving
towards the NE eventually making it way over the Midwestern states. This
area is the result of regional fire activity combined with transported
smoke from the north and west.


DUST:
Saharan Dust….
An area of Saharan Dust was seen moving west towards the Lesser Antilles
in the Caribbean.

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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.