DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z April 13, 2026
SMOKE: Southeast CONUS… Active fires were present in the region this morning, but no significant areas of smoke could be seen via satellite imagery due to cloud cover. Cuba... Fires in the province of Pinar del Rio were active this morning and were observed producing medium-to-light density smoke that moved west into the Yucatan channel. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Mexico/Gulf of America/Central America/Pacific Ocean... Remnant smoke from burning across southern Mexico and Central America over the past few days, combined with aerosol emissions from gas flaring and other industrial activities, has resulted in a layer of light-density smoke and aerosol that extended along the southern coasts of Mexico and Central America before continuing southwestward into the Pacific. Hernandez 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