DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0030Z May 6, 2025
SMOKE: Central United States/Eastern Canada... A large and coherent region of light to potentially moderate density smoke was observed extending from the Upper Midwest and Southern Manitoba into Ontario. With this region, light to moderate density smoke plumes were observed drifting northwest. The large area of smoke was previously observed extending southward towards the Gulf but heavy cloud cover prevented further analysis. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central and Southern Mexico/Gulf of America/Atlantic Ocean/Pacific Ocean... An area of light density smoke and aerosols attributed to widespread seasonal fire activity, volcanic emissions, and industrial sources throughout Central and Southern Mexico was observed today over the coastline of Southern Mexico. The combination of smoke and aerosols progressed northward and eastward, where it extended across the Gulf of America and into the Atlantic Ocean through Florida. Along the eastern coastline and western half of the Gulf of America, moderate density smoke/aerosol was observed engulfing the region. Nguyen 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