Tuesday, November 25, 2025

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z November 25, 2025

SMOKE:
Southeastern CONUS/Northern Gulf of America...
Remnant light-density smoke from previous days’ agricultural burning
across the south-southeastern U.S. was observed over coastal areas along
the northern Gulf of America, extending from Louisiana to the Florida
Panhandle and into central and southern Florida.

Florida...
Agricultural fires near and south of Lake Okeechobee were observed
producing light
density smoke moving quickly to the northwest.


AEROSOL/SMOKE:
Texas/Mexico/Pacific Ocean...
An stagnant plume consisting of light-density aerosols from gas flaring
and other urban industrial activity across Mexico, mixed with additional
emissions from previous days fires in the region was observed extending
along the western Gulf of America from Texas to northeastern Mexico and
Bay of Campeche, passing through central Mexico and covering parts of
the Pacific Ocean and coastal areas of western Mexico.

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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.