DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z April 19th, 2025
SMOKE: Southern Florida... Several prescribed burns just south of Lake Okeechobee were observed this evening emitting light to moderate density plumes that were blowing westward in direction. Cuba... Seasonal fire activity was observed across most of Cuba, producing light-density smoke drifting to the west. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central and Southern Mexico/Southern Texas/Gulf of 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 today. This combination of smoke and aerosols was seen covering most of Mexico, southern Texas, the Gulf of America, and the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s southern coastline. DUST Southwestern New Mexico/Northern Mexico/Western Texas A significant amount of blowing dust was observed this evening originating from dry lands in southwestern New Mexico and northern Mexico. The resulting dust cloud was observed blowing south further into Mexico and western Texas. 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