DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2350Z January 17, 2025

SMOKE:
Alabama/Florida/Georgia/South Carolina...
Stretching from Eastern Alabama, Northern Florida, Georgia, and South
Carolina, several individual light to moderate density plumes of smoke
were observed. Originating from suspected prescribed fires, wildfires,
and industrial emissions, these smoke plumes merged to form a large mass
of smoke that drifted North/Northwest towards the Appalachian mountains.

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.

Dust:
Texas...
Strong winds stirred up a band of dust that blew East across the Northern
portion of the Texas panhandle.

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 and in parts of
the southwestern portion of the Gulf of Mexico near the Bay of Campeche.

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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

Unless otherwise indicated:

Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.

Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.

A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.

Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.