DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1705Z November 09, 2025

SMOKE:
Lower Mississippi Valley/Southeastern U.S./Gulf of America/Atlantic
Ocean...
A large area of remnant light-density smoke from previous days’
agricultural fires was observed this morning 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...
Agricultural fires near and south of Lake Okeechobee were observed
producing light density smoke plumes moving quickly to the north.

New Mexico...
The fires located within the Cibola National Forest remained active this
morning, producing light density smoke drifting to the west.

Arizona...
Fires within the Sitgreaves National Forest and the Fort Apache
Reservation remained active this morning, producing light density smoke
moving to the north.

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.

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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

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.