DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z January 9, 2025
SMOKE: Southern California/Los Angeles County/Pacific Ocean... A large area of predominantly moderate density smoke was observed this morning blanketing areas in Southern California and the southern Pacific Coast as a result of the now five, 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 south towards the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the Baja Peninsula. The latest update on these fires (as of 1700Z) shows that approximately 29,000 acres have been burned by the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Lidia and Sunset fires, with 0% containment on the Palisades, Eaton and Sunset fires, 10% on the Hurst fire and 40% on the Lidia fire. These Santa Ana Wind fueled fires have resulted in mandatory evacuation orders of nearly 180,000 individuals residing in L.A. County and have taken the lives of 5 individuals since they began on 1/7/2025. Southern Florida... Several prescribed agricultural burns just south of Lake Okeechobee were observed this morning emitting light density smoke plumes that were seen blowing south across the state. 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 Peninsula... Light to moderate blowing dust could be seen in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Baja California; a result of strong winds coming from the northeast, blowing the dust southwest towards the Pacific Ocean. Willkens 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