DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0028Z January 12, 2025
SMOKE: Southern California/Los Angeles County/Pacific Ocean... A mix of light to heavy density smoke was observed today in Southern California and the southern Pacific Coast as a result of numerous destructive 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. The Palisades fire was noted as intensifying throughout the day and was responsible for most of the new smoke. Alberta... Numerous wildfires and controlled burns were detected throughout Alberta but due to clouds and snow in the background only one moderate density smoke plume was seen in western Alberta on the central border of British Colombia moving southeast. 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 Southern Mexico was observed today along the Mexico’s Southern Pacific coast extending west into Pacific Ocean. Eglin 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