DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2350Z April 12th, 2025
SMOKE: Kansas/Missouri/Oklahoma/Arkansas/Texas/Mississippi... A large area of light to medium density smoke attributed to previous and ongoing fires was observed this evening stretching south from eastern Kansas and western Missouri through the southeastern states into the Gulf of America. Several individual plumes ranging from light to moderate in density were seen scattered throughout Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, and Mississippi. Cuba... A large area of light density smoke was observed this evening drifting southwestward across Cuba into the Caribbean Sea. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central and Southern Mexico/Central America/Pacific Ocean/Gulf of America/Yucatan Peninsula/... An area of light density smoke and aerosols attributed to widespread seasonal fire activity, volcanic emissions, and industrial sources throughout Central and Southern Mexico was observed this morning along the western coast of Mexico. This smoke mass was observed extending further off the coastline of southern Mexico and Central America into the Pacific Ocean. Smoke was also observed drifting south along the eastern coast of Mexico into the Gulf of America and drifting southward from the Yucatan Peninsula. 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