DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z April 9th, 2025
SMOKE... Kansas/Oklahoma/Arkansas/Texas/Southeastern United States/Atlantic Ocean/Gulf of America... A large area of light smoke was observed this morning emanating from eastern Kansas. Originating from suspected prescribed fires, wildfires, and industrial emissions, these plumes merged to form a large mass of smoke that drifted southward across Oklahoma, Arkansas, and eastern Texas. The smoke mass then merged with the band of smoke moving across the southeastern United States extending towards western New York and drifting into the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of America. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Northern Mexican Coast/Central-Southern Mexico/Pacific Ocean/Gulf of America... A band of light-density smoke, primarily from seasonal fires along the northern Mexican coast and in central-southern Mexico, was observed this morning. The smoke from Mexico’s western coast drifted northeastward into the Pacific Ocean. Meanwhile, the smoke mass from the southeastern United States combined with the smoke from Mexico’s eastern coast, drifting eastward into the Gulf of America. Ferrante 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