DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z April 18th, 2025
SMOKE: Southeastern United States/Atlantic Ocean... A large area of light density smoke was observed this morning blowing northward across the Southeastern United States from scattered smoke plumes. Smoke was observed drifting eastward into the Atlantic Ocean from the coast of southern South Carolina and the coast of Georgia. Along the Florida panhandle, smoke was observed drifting westward into the Gulf of America where it mingled with smoke/aerosol mixture from Mexico and Central America. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central and Southern Mexico/Gulf of America/Central America/Pacific Ocean... 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 and extending into the Pacific Ocean. The smoke and aerosol mixture extended northeast through central Mexico and into the Gulf of America, where it began to mix with remnant smoke produced from seasonal fire activity in the United States. Nguyen 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