DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0000Z January 31, 2025
SMOKE: Florida... Multiple plumes of light smoke were observed throughout Florida this evening. California… Light smoke was observed throughout the central valley in California. Multiple small plumes of light smoke were also observed to the east of the valley and the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. Gulf of Mexico… Plumes of light smoke were observed moving to the northwest from the Yucatan Peninsula into the Gulf of Mexico. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Eastern Mexico/Gulf of Mexico... A large area of predominantly light smoke was seen moving north along the eastern coast of Mexico into the western Gulf and north towards Louisiana before becoming obscured by a weather system. Aerosols may have contributed to the expansive area smoke seen in this region today. DUST: Plumes of dust were observed moving east from southern New Mexico and west Texas. Mills 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