DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z March 19, 2025
SMOKE: Southeastern U.S... Numerous prescribed burns and seasonal fire activity across the southeastern CONUS was observed producing a large area of light density smoke that extended across Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas, and parts of northern Florida. Within this region, localized moderate density smoke plumes concentrated within Georgia were observed progressing northeastward. Additionally, a patch of moderate density smoke due to the close proximity of the numerous fires from fire activity was observed briefly over southern Georgia and northern Florida before cloud cover obscured the region. Florida... Two large wildfires on the southern tip of Florida was observed producing a large light to moderate density smoke plume that extended southwest into the Gulf of America. Texas/Oklahoma/Kansas... A large wildfire located on the border between northern Texas and northwestern Oklahoma was observed producing a large light density smoke plume that extended northeast across the states and well into central Kansas. The smoke may extend further across the regions but cloud cover precluded further analysis. 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 evening along the southwestern coast of Mexico near northern Central America. It was then seen extending west into the Pacific Ocean and east into the southern Gulf of America near the Bay of Campeche. DUST: New Mexico/Texas/Oklahoma/Mexico... A large amount of moderate to thick density dust, originating in southern New Mexico and northern Mexico, was observed moving northeastward across northern Texas and Oklahoma. The dust was observed briefly expanding into Colorado and Kansas before cloud cover engulfed the region. Nguyen 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