DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 15Z April 25th, 2025
SMOKE: Florida… Seasonal burning near Lake Okeechobee in southern Florida was observed producing light smoke plumes that were moving west-northwestward. 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 the Texas Panhandle. Smoke was observed over Southern Mexico and extending south into the Pacific Ocean. Rodriguez 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