DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1750Z March 01, 2025
SMOKE: Southeastern and South-Central U.S.… Agricultural fires across the southeastern and south-central U.S. were observed producing light-density smoke moving east toward the Atlantic Ocean. Florida… Agricultural fires near and south of Lake Okeechobee were observed producing light density smoke plumes moving quickly to the northeast. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central-Southern Mexico/Gulf of America/Bay of Campeche/Pacific Ocean... A large area of predominantly light smoke and aerosols attributed to scattered agricultural burning, volcanic emissions, and industrial sources throughout central and southern Mexico was observed this morning along Mexico’s central and southern Pacific coasts, western Gulf of America, and Bay of Campeche. YL 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 map: https://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