DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0000Z November 09, 2025
SMOKE: Lower Mississippi Valley/Southeastern U.S./Gulf of America/Atlantic Ocean... A large area of light-density smoke from agricultural fires was observed this evening extending from the Lower Mississippi Valley eastward across the southern United States, the Gulf of America, and along the coast of Georgia and the Carolinas, ultimately drifting into the Atlantic Ocean. Southern Florida… An area of light-density smoke produced by agricultural fires in southern Florida was observed this evening moving eastward across Lake Okeechobee before reaching the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the Florida counties of St. Lucie, Martin, and Palm Beach. New Mexico… Light-to-heavy density smoke was observed this evening from the fires located within the Cibola National Forest. Moderate-to-heavy density smoke remained in close vicinity to the fire source as the light-density smoke continued to extend southeast. Arizona… Fires remained active this evening within the Sitgreaves National Forest and the Fort Apache Reservation. They were observed producing localized moderate-to-heavy density smoke and light-density smoke drifting to the southeast. Hawaii… A wildfire located near Mauna Kea in the island of Hawaii was seen producing light-to-moderate density smoke that moved eastward across the island before drifting into the Pacific Ocean. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Gulf of America/Pacific Ocean... An area of light-to-moderate density smoke, consisting primarily of aerosols from gas flaring and other urban/industrial activity across Mexico, mixed with additional emissions from scattered fire activity in the region, was observed dispersing into the Pacific Ocean off the southern and western coastline of Mexico, the Bay of Campeche, and the western Gulf of America. GL 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:http://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