DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1510Z April 23rd, 2025
SMOKE: Central United States/Nebraska/Kansas/Central Midwest/Kentucky/Tennessee... Light density smoke produced likely from the seasonal fire activity throughout the central United States was observed this morning extending from Nebraska and Kansas. The smoke extended east across the central Midwest into western Kentucky and Tennessee. Cloud cover over the Central and Eastern United States precluded further analysis. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central and Southern Mexico/Gulf of America/Central Texas/Pacific Ocean... 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 Central and Southern Mexico and the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s southern coastline. The combination of smoke and aerosols was observed blowing north across the western Gulf of America through Central Texas to the Texas panhandle. Moderate density smoke was observed over Southern Mexico and extending south in the Pacific Ocean. 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