DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1600Z November 20, 2025
SMOKE: Southeastern United States… Continued agricultural burning in the southeastern United States contributed to an accumulation of light-density smoke from Texas to Florida and the Carolinas. There was some light density smoke movement east offshore into the Atlantic, as well as western spread along the Gulf coast. Light smoke appeared to drift south along the Mexican Gulf coast where it merged with local fire activity in the region. Florida… Agricultural fires in southern Florida produced multiple plumes of light-density smoke which dispersed to the west. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Pacific Ocean… An area of light-density smoke was observed dispersing south from the United States across central Mexico. Local fire activity in the south-central region contributed to an area of light smoke moving offshore into the Pacific. Mills 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