DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z April 11th, 2025
SMOKE: South Dakota/Iowa/Missouri/Wisconsin/Illinois/Kansas/Oklahoma/Nebraska/Arkansas... A large area of light density smoke attributed to ongoing fires was observed this evening drifting southeastward from eastern South Dakota, central Iowa, northern Missouri, southern Wisconsin, and northern Illinois. An area of moderate density smoke was seen moving south across eastern Kansas into northern Oklahoma. Several sizable smoke plumes were also seen scattered throughout Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Arkansas. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central and Southern Mexico/Mexican Coasts/Pacific Ocean/Gulf of America/Texas/Louisinia... An area of light density smoke and aerosols attributed to scattered agricultural burning, volcanic emissions, and industrial sources throughout Central and Southern Mexico was observed this morning along the western coast of Mexico, with areas of more dense smoke/aerosols seen near southern Central America. The combination of smoke and aerosols was observed extending west into the Pacific Ocean off the southwest coast of Mexico and Central America. On the Gulf side, smoke plumes were observed drifting southward into the Gulf of America from southern Texas and Louisiana, and continued to drift southerly along the eastern coast of Mexico. Ferrante 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