DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0000Z November 21, 2025
SMOKE: Southeastern United States… Continued agricultural burning in the Southeastern United States contributed to an accumulation of light-density smoke from Louisiana to the Carolinas. The smoke extended over the northern portion of the Gulf of America and Florida as it moved east offshore into the Atlantic Ocean. Additional light smoke appeared to drift south along Mexico’s Gulf coast, merging with the area of light-density smoke extending from Mexico’s eastern coastline. Florida… Agricultural fires in southern Florida produced multiple plumes of light-density smoke which dispersed to the west, drifting into the Gulf of America and mixing with the larger area of light-density smoke extended over the Gulf from the Southeastern United States. Washington State/Idaho… Wildfires in northeastern Washington and northern Idaho were observed producing light-density smoke plumes that drifted towards the east. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Pacific Ocean… An area of light-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 and smoke remnants from previous days’ activities, was observed dispersing into the Pacific Ocean off the western and southern coastline of Mexico. Light smoke dispersing south from the United States also contributed to the area of light smoke drifting off Mexico’s eastern coastline into the 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