DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1646Z April 30th, 2025
SMOKE: Eastern and Northeastern U.S./Atlantic Ocean… A large area of remnant light density smoke from recent agricultural fires in the Southeastern and Midwestern U.S. was observed moving northeastward over the Northeastern U.S. and into the Atlantic Ocean. Florida… Agricultural fires near Lake Okeechobee were observed producing light density smoke moving quickly to the northwest. Cuba… Seasonal fire activity was observed across most of Cuba, producing light density smoke drifting to the west and southwest. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Northeastern, Central and Southern Mexico/Pacific Ocean/Gulf of America... 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 today over southern Texas; northeastern, central and southern Mexico; the western Gulf of America; Central America; and extending south over the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s southern coastline. YL 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