DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z January 3, 2025
SMOKE: Southeastern United States... Numerous light density smoke plumes due to large seasonal fire activity and agricultural burning was observed across the southeastern CONUS. The states with the most concentrated fire activity and smoke plumes were Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and northwest Florida. The smoke in northwestern Florida and Alabama were observed progress south while smoke in Georgia and South Carolina were progressing southeast/eastward direction. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Eastern and Southern Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Pacific Ocean... An area of predominantly light density smoke and aerosols attributed to scattered agricultural burning, volcanic emissions and industrial sources was observed over eastern Mexico extending southwest through central and southwestern Mexico and into the Pacific Ocean. Parts of the light density smoke and aerosol were observed earlier in the Gulf of Mexico and Bay of Campeche but cloud cover precluded further analysis. 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