DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0118Z December 28, 2025
SMOKE: CONUS... Fires were detected across the central and southeastern CONUS, as well as throughout the Mississippi Valley today. Scattered agricultural burning along the southern coast of Florida and south of Lake Okeechobee was observed producing light-density smoke plumes that moved east-southeast. Widespread cloud cover across much of CONUS limited visibility, preventing the detection of smoke plumes in satellite imagery. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Pacific Ocean... Fires continued across Mexico, with the highest concentration observed in 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 and continuing northwestward offshore. YL 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