DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z April 23st, 2025
SMOKE: Northern and Central United States... Light density smoke produced likely from the seasonal fire activity throughout the northern United States was observed this evening drifting extending from Kansas, through the Central Plains. The smoke then extended east across the northern CONUS,extending into the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Cloud cover over the Central and Eastern United States precluded further analysis. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central and Southern Mexico/Gulf of America/Southern Texas/Pacific Ocean/Jalisco... 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 over the Gulf of America, Central and Southern Mexico, Southern Texas, and the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s southern coastline. Moderate density smoke was observed over central and southern Mexico and extending south in the Pacific Ocean. Across the northern and western Mexico, moderate to thick density smoke plumes were observed moving mainly north/northeastward direction. 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