DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z March 30, 2026
SMOKE: Central CONUS… Scattered agricultural burning was observed from southern Wisconsin to eastern Oklahoma. From this activity (mainly in Missouri and Iowa), a couple light smoke plumes were observed extending off toward the northeast. Carolinas… Isolated fire activity was noted across north and South Carolina, with a few light smoke plumes noted moving northeastward across western North Carolina and moving northwestward over southeastern South Carolina. Central Florida & Eastern Texas/Lower-Mid Mississippi Valley… In these areas, isolated to scattered fire activity was analyzed. However, no smoke was able to be analyzed due to broken cloud cover or overcast conditions across these locations. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central and coastal Mexico/Pacific Ocean/Cuba... Smoke from fire activity, remnant smoke from previous days, and aerosol emissions from gas flaring and other industrial activities in central and southern Mexico, as well as from Cuba, have spread into layer of light density smoke that was seen extending from Cuba to the western Gulf and Bay of Campeche just clipping the northern end of the Yucatan Peninsula. The layer then extends south across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and spreading along the western and southern coast of Mexico before dispersing westward into the Pacific. Hosley 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