DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0000Z December 30, 2025
SMOKE: Arkansas/Mississippi… Light-density smoke plumes produced by fires located in Arkansas and northern Mississippi were observed extending towards the southeast. Southern Florida… Fires in southern Florida, especially the cluster of agricultural fires located south of Lake Okeechobee, were observed emitting light-density smoke plumes that drifted northeast into Atlantic Ocean. Cuba… Light-density smoke plumes generated by fire activity in western Cuba were observed drifting south into the Caribbean Sea. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Pacific Ocean… Fires continued across Mexico, with the highest concentration observed in states on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and west-central portions of the country. This activity generated a broad area of light-density smoke, which was likely composed of aerosols from urban and industrial sources mixed with residual emissions from scattered fire activity. The smoke moved northwest along the coastline before dispersing over the Pacific Ocean. 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