DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2350Z January 24, 2025
SMOKE: Oregon... A large area of predominantly light smoke attributed to a combination of remnant smoke from agricultural burns and wildfires, was observed settling within the Willamette valley. California Valley... A large area of predominantly light smoke attributed to a combination of remnant smoke from agricultural burns and wildfires, was observed settling within the California valley. United States-Mexico Border / Baja California... Wildfires observed in the morning across the United States-Mexico Border and Baja California continued to emit significant amounts of smoke into the evening. A large wildfire located in San Diego County within the Otay Wilderness Area, near the U.S.-Mexico Border northeast of Tijuana, Mexico, was observed producing substantial amounts of moderate to thick smoke throughout the day. The smoke continued to move westward toward the Pacific Coast. Additionally, two other large wildfires in northern Baja California, southeast of Ensenada, Mexico, were observed producing persistent plumes of light to thick density smoke into the evening. These plumes extended westward over the Pacific Ocean and merged with smoke from the Border 2 Fire near the U.S.-Mexico Border. Together, these fires maintained a large area of mixed-density smoke, which was observed stretching farther southwest into the Pacific Ocean. Eastern Texas/Arkansas/Louisiana/Mississippi/Alabama/Georgia... Light to moderate density smoke plumes were observed across Eastern Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. These plumes were observed dispersing towards the North and Northeast, contributing to the overall regional haze. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central and Southern Mexico/Pacific Ocean... An area of predominantly light density smoke and aerosols attributed to scattered agricultural burning, volcanic emissions and industrial sources throughout Central and Southern Mexico was observed today along Mexico’s Central and Southern Pacific coasts, extending west into Pacific Ocean. 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