DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1610Z January 11, 2025
SMOKE: Central-Southern California Valley... A large area of predominantly light smoke attributed to a combination of remnant smoke from agricultural burns and wildfires, was observed settling within the California valley. Southern California/Los Angeles County/Pacific Ocean... A mix of light to heavy density smoke was observed this morning in Southern California and the southern Pacific Coast as a result of the ongoing Palisades and Eaton wildfires located in Los Angeles County. The majority of the smoke from these fires is blowing southwest from their origins towards the Pacific Coast and is being carried further south towards the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the Baja Peninsula. Cuba... Agricultural burns and industrial emissions in Northwestern Cuba were observed releasing a steady stream of light to moderate smoke. These smoke emissions were observed blowing towards the Northeast into the Gulf of Mexico. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Southern Mexico/Pacific Ocean... An area of predominantly light density smoke and aerosols attributed to scattered agricultural burning, volcanic emissions and industrial sources throughout Southern Mexico was observed today along the Mexico’s Southern Pacific coast extending west into Pacific Ocean. Cardona 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