DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z March 05, 2025

SMOKE:
No areas of significant smoke were observed this morning due to limited
fire activity and widespread cloud cover over the HMS geographic domain.

BLOWING DUST:
Northeast Mexico/Texas/Gulf of America/Eastern United States...
A significant amount of blowing dust originating from various sources
in northeastern Mexico and southern Texas was observed this morning
moving east through the Gulf of America. A band of blowing dust then
continued extending north through the Florida Panhandle, Georgia and
eastern Tennessee, reaching as far north as central Ohio. Moderate to
dense dust was seen throughout these regions, however, the most dense
area of dust was seen right off of the coast of southeastern Texas in
the Gulf of America.

AEROSOL/SMOKE:
Central and Southern Mexico/Pacific Ocean/Gulf of America/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 along
the southwestern coast of Mexico near northern Central America where
it was then seen extending further west into the Pacific Ocean before
expanding east into the southwestern portion of the Gulf of America near
the Bay of Campeche.

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

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.