DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0010Z March 23, 2025
SMOKE: Southeastern United States/Mississippi River Basin/Atlantic Seaboard... Moderate to heavy seasonal fire activity was observed this afternoon and into the evening resulting in a layer of light density smoke that was seen blanketing the southeastern region of the United States. This layer of smoke was dispersing eastward towards the Atlantic Seaboard beginning as far west as Oklahoma. Moderate density smoke plumes were also observed emanating from fires across the southeastern United States and the Mississippi River Basin and were generally blowing eastwards towards the Atlantic Seaboard. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central and Southern Mexico/Pacific Ocean/Gulf of America/Yucatan Peninsula/Caribbean Sea... 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. Cloud cover over southern Mexico, The Yucatan Peninsula and the Caribbean Sea prevented a more detailed analysis of the smoke and aerosols in these regions, however, based on previous observations it can be presumed that smoke and aerosols are present in these areas but are shielded by cloud cover. 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