DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z April 27, 2026
SMOKE: Southeastern CONUS... Agricultural fires were detected across the Southeastern United States this morning; however, minimal smoke plumes were observed due to significant cloud cover over the region. Florida… Agricultural fires adjacent to Lake Okeechobee were observed producing individual light-density smoke plumes this morning. Smoke traveled primarily towards the southwest. Cuba… A few fires in central Cuba were observed producing individual light-density smoke plumes this morning. An area of remnant light-density smoke from yesterday’s fire activity was also present over western Cuba. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Mexico/Pacific Ocean/Gulf of America/Central America/South-Central CONUS… Smoke from fire activity across southern Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, and Central America, remnant smoke from previous days, and aerosol emissions from gas flaring and other industrial activities contributed to a layer of light-density smoke/aerosol that extended north, encompassing most of the Gulf of America and continuing into the lower Central United States. The smoke also extended across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and into Central America before drifting southwest into the Pacific off the southern coasts of Mexico and Central America. Gaskill 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