DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z April 22st, 2025
SMOKE: Western Canada/Northern CONUS/Dakotas/Minnesota... Light density smoke produced from western Canada was observed this morning drifting southeast across the northern CONUS into the Dakotas and eastern Minnesota. Cloud cover over the HMS domain precluded further analysis. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central and Southern Mexico/Gulf of America/Southern Texas/Pacific Ocean/Jalisco... An area of light to high density smoke and aerosols, attributed to widespread seasonal fire activity, volcanic emissions, and industrial sources throughout Central and Southern Mexico remain visible over the Western Gulf of America, Central and Southern Mexico, Southern Texas, and the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s southern coastline. The highest density smoke was observed coming from the Mexican state Jalisco. 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