DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1600Z December 22, 2025
SMOKE: Southern Louisiana/Gulf of America… An area of light-density smoke consisting of residual emissions from previous days’ agricultural fires in southern Louisiana was observed dispersing southward into the northern Gulf. Southern Florida… Light-density smoke plumes were observed this morning in Florida, especially near Lake Okeechobee, drifting to the southwest and dissipating into the Gulf. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico… An area of light-density smoke was observed over the northern Mexican Coastal Plain, drifting southward before being obscured by heavy cloud cover. The smoke appeared to cross the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and drift off the coast into the Pacific Ocean as it flowed northwestward along the coastline. The smoke may also be composed of aerosols from urban and industrial activity, mixed with residual emissions from scattered fire activity that occurred in the region yesterday. 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