DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1645Z April 19th, 2025
SMOKE: Southeastern U.S./Atlantic Ocean/Gulf of America... A large area of light-density residual smoke was observed over southeastern U.S., the North Atlantic Ocean, and Gulf of America. The smoke was drifting southwestward with the weather system. Cuba/The Bahamas... Seasonal fire activity was observed across most of Cuba, producing light-density smoke drifting to the WSW. Several large fires were also observed in the Bahamas, generating mostly light-density smoke moving to the west. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central and Southern Mexico/Gulf of America/Pacific Ocean/Yucatán 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 over central and southern Mexico, the Gulf of America, Central America, Yucatán Peninsula, and the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s southern coastline. 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