DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z July 2, 2025
SMOKE: Alaska/Yukon/Canada… Extensive wildfire activity central and southern Yukon, eastern British Columbia, southwestern Northwest Territories, and much of Alberta and Saskatchewan continued to produce a widespread area of light to moderate density smoke. This smoke extended from northwestern Alaska eastward across central Canada into western Quebec. The highest smoke concentrations were centered over northern Alberta and northern Saskatchewan, with embedded pockets of moderate to locally dense smoke linked directly to active fire clusters. Central and Eastern United States… As a result of the fires in Southeastern Nevada, a large patch of light smoke was present across the central Plains, drifting eastward into parts of the Midwest and Ohio Valley. Rodriguez 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