DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1600Z April 13th, 2025
SMOKE: Central/Southeastern United States... A relatively large area of mixed density smoke attributed to previous and ongoing fires was observed this morning stretching east-southeast from the Upper Midwest region of the United States near South Dakota through the Great Lakes region and towards the Southeastern United States where it was seen dispersing over Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia. Several individual plumes ranging from light to moderate in density were seen scattered throughout Alabama, Georgia and Florida. In addition to these, several prescribed agricultural burns just south of Lake Okeechobee, located in Southern Florida, were observed this morning emitting light to moderate density plumes that were blowing in varying directions. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central and Southern Mexico/Pacific Ocean/Gulf of America/Bay of Campeche/Yucatan Peninsula/Caribbean Sea... An area of light to moderate 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. Areas of more dense smoke/aerosols were also seen near Central America where the combination of smoke/aerosols was then observed extending further off the coastline of southern Mexico and Central America into the Pacific Ocean. Smoke and aerosols were observed drifting south through the central and southern areas of the Gulf of America near the Bay of Campeche before dispersing over the Yucatan Peninsula and into the Caribbean Sea. Willkens 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