DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2350Z July 2, 2025
SMOKE: Canada/Northern United States/Eastern United States… Extensive wildfire activity across central and northern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and portions of Manitoba continued to produce a very large area of light to heavy smoke across much of Canada and the northern tier of the United States. The highest concentrations of smoke – ranging from moderate to heavy density – were observed over eastern Alberta, central Saskatchewan, and southern Manitoba, with well-defined plumes streaming east-southeast. This smoke extended southeastward across the northern Plains, Midwest, and Great Lakes region, reaching into the Northeastern United States, where moderate concentrations were still evident over New York, Pennsylvania, and New England, before continuing offshore over the North Atlantic. Western and Central United States… Separate areas of light to moderate smoke were analyzed over the central and southern Rockies, extending across Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico, likely from a combination of local fires and transported Canadian smoke. Cardona 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