DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z January 7, 2025
SMOKE: Arizona... A plume of light to moderate density smoke from a wildfire located in central Arizona was seen blowing southwest in direction across the state this morning before being obscured by cloud cover. No other areas of significant smoke were observed this morning due to limited fire activity and widespread cloud cover across the HMS geographic domain. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Southern Mexico/Pacific Ocean/Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche... An area of predominantly light density smoke and aerosols attributed to scattered agricultural burning, volcanic emissions and industrial sources throughout Central and Southern Mexico was observed this morning extending west into the Pacific Ocean from Mexico’s Southern Pacific coast, through the southeastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico and past Southern Florida towards the Atlantic Ocean. Heavy cloud cover over Central Mexico, the Bay of Campeche and the majority of the Gulf of Mexico prevented a more detailed analysis of smoke and aerosols present in these regions, however, based on previous observations it can be presumed that they are present in these areas but are shielded by cloud cover. Willkens 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