DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0115Z March 27th, 2025
SMOKE: Central and Southeastern United States... A large area of light-density smoke was observed this evening moving from southeastern Wyoming and New Mexico towards the Atlantic coast. Another large area of light to medium smoke was seen moving east from Louisiana and Alabama across northern Florida into the Atlantic. Multiple light to heavy density plumes occurred throughout Kansas, Missouri, and along the Gulf coast and border between the Carolinas. Western United States… A few light density smoke plumes were seen in central California and central Montana. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central-Southern Mexico/Gulf of America/Central America ... A large area of predominantly light to moderate density smoke was observed this evening moving north across southern Mexico from the Pacific Ocean into the Gulf of America. Moderate to light density plumes were also seen along the west coast of Mexico, and across most of Cuba. Mills 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 map: https://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