DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z April 26th, 2025
SMOKE: SE CONUS… Due to heavy cloud activity over the SE CONUS, not many smoke plumes were observed but the few that were seen were producing large light density plumes, especially the fires located in Florida’s panhandle, were moving towards the NE. Florida… Agricultural fires near and south of Lake Okeechobee were still producing light density smoke plumes moving quickly to the northwest. Central Utah… A few fire clusters were seen in central Utah that were producing light density smoke plumes moving north. Canada… Fire activity in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba was observed producing light density smoke moving to the northeast. Most of the smoke plumes were coming out of Manitoba. Mexico… One large fire was seen in the NE corner of the Mexican state of Sonora (near the MX-US border) and the other was seen in the SW corner of the state of Chihuahua. Both fires were producing light to heavy smoke plumes towards New Mexico and Texas. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central and Southern Mexico/Gulf of America/Pacific Ocean/Yucatan Peninsula... 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 this evening over Central and Southern Mexico and the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s southern coastline. The combination of smoke and aerosols was obscured blowing north across the western Gulf of America and southern Texas. Moderate density smoke was observed over southern Mexico and extending south in 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