DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1600Z April 28th, 2025
SMOKE: Southeastern United States/Atlantic Ocean... A large area of remnant to light density smoke from seasonal fire activity was observed engulfing the southeastern CONUS and extended east into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the Carolinas and Georgia. The smoke extended north over Mississippi river towards the Mid-West, however cloud cover over the central and northern United States prevented further analysis. Florida... Several prescribed agricultural burns just south of Lake Okeechobee were observed this morning emitting light plumes that were blowing westward across the region. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Northern Central America/Gulf of America/Pacific Ocean... An area of light smoke and aerosols, attributed to widespread seasonal fire activity, volcanic emissions, and industrial sources throughout Central and Southern Mexico was observed this morning over Mexico and extending south into the Pacific Ocean. The combination of smoke and aerosol extended east across the Gulf of America and towards the Atlantic Ocean. The smoke/aerosol mixture extended north into the United States, where it likely mingled with the large area of remnant smoke produced from seasonal fire activity in the central and southeastern United States. BLOWING DUST... Central and Northern United States/Mexico... Moderate to potentially thick blowing dust originating from the Mexican state of Chihuahua in Northern Mexico was observed this morning progressing quickly northeast across the central United States, beginning in Texas and Oklahoma and extending well north into parts of the northern United States, in the states Iowa and southern Minnesota. The dust was observed mingling with the weather front moving east across the country. 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