DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z April 3, 2026
SMOKE: Southeastern/Eastern CONUS… Scattered agricultural fires were observed across eastern CONUS this evening. However, due to significant cloud cover across the region, only a few individual, light-density smoke plumes were detectable via satellite imagery, with the majority drifting northward. Earlier this afternoon, a large fire located in Bath County, Virginia was observed generating a light-to-moderate density smoke plume drifting towards the east before being obscured by the clouds. Southern Florida… Individual light-density smoke plumes produced by fires in southern Florida were discernible among the clouds in the region and were observed drifting westward towards the Gulf. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Gulf of America/Central America/Pacific Ocean… A layer of light smoke persisted due to fire activity, remnant smoke from previous days, and aerosol emissions from gas flaring and other industrial activities across central and southern Mexico. The smoke extended across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and northeast across the Gulf of America, dissipating just before reaching the U.S Gulf Coast. The smoke continued along the southern coasts of Mexico and Central America, mixing with individual light-to-moderate density smoke plumes located in Guerrero and Michoacan before drifting southwestward into the Pacific. 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