DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2350Z January 9, 2025
SMOKE: 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 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 2350Z) shows that approximately 29,053 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 293,000 individuals residing in L.A. County. 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 Southeast into the Gulf of Mexico and East into the Atlantic ocean. 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