DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2350Z January 8, 2025
SMOKE: Alabama/Florida/Georgia/South Carolina... Stretching from Eastern Alabama, Northern Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, several individual light to moderate density plumes of smoke were observed. Originating from suspected prescribed fires, wildfires, and industrial emissions, these smoke plumes merged to form a large mass of smoke that drifted South into the Gulf of Mexico and East into the Atlantic ocean. Southern California/Los Angeles County/Pacific Ocean... A mix of light to heavy density smoke was observed this evening in Southern California and the southern Pacific Coast as a result of the three large, destructive and extremely fast spreading wildfires located in Los Angeles County. The majority of the smoke from these fires is blowing southwest from their origins towards the Pacific Coast and is being carried further off south towards the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the Baja Peninsula. The latest update on these fires(as of 2350Z) shows that approximately 27,000 acres have been burned by the Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires, with 0% containment on all three, and over 100,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders. Cuba... Agricultural burns and industrial emissions in Northwestern Cuba were observed releasing a steady stream of light to moderate smoke. These smoke emissions were observed blowing towards the Southwest into the Caribbean Sea. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Southern Mexico/Pacific Ocean/Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche... An area of predominantly light density smoke and aerosols attributed to scattered agricultural burning, volcanic emissions and industrial sources throughout Southern Mexico was observed today along the Mexico’s Southern Pacific coast extending west into Pacific Ocean and in parts of the southwestern portion of the Gulf of Mexico near the Bay of Campeche. DUST: Baja California Peninsula... Strong winds stirred up light to moderate dust bands that encompassed the entire peninsula. Cardona 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