DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z March 28th, 2025
SMOKE: Southeastern United States... An area of light density smoke attributed to seasonal fire activity was seen stretching from the Gulf states to the Mid-Atlantic coast. The heaviest density smoke was observed over Georgia before being concealed by cloud cover as the evening progressed. North Carolina/South Carolina... Several large wildfires located in western North Carolina and South Carolina were observed this evening emitting light to moderate density smoke plumes that were seen blowing northeastern towards Virginia. Southern Florida... Several prescribed agricultural burns just south of Lake Okeechobee were also observed this evening emitting small, light density plumes that were seen blowing northwest. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central and Southern Mexico/Pacific Ocean/Gulf of America/Bay of Campeche/Yucatan Peninsula... 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 across the southwestern coast of Mexico near northern Central America. It was then seen extending west into the Pacific Ocean and east into the Gulf of America and the Bay of Campeche. Ferrante 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