DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z May 8, 2025
SMOKE: Central Canada/Great Plains/Upper Midwest U.S... An area of light density smoke from wildfires in Canada and fire activity in Central United States was observed this morning drifting east over southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The smoke extended south into the Central U.S, as far south as Oklahoma and Texas, and east through parts of the Upper Midwest such as Iowa and settling into the Great Lakes region, just south Wisconsin and Michigan. AEROSOL/SMOKE: South and Central Mexico/Gulf States/Gulf of America... An expansive area of smoke and aerosols produced from ongoing fire activity, volcanic emissions, and industrial sources was observed extending across southern and eastern Mexico, Pacific Ocean just south of western Mexico, southern Texas, and the Gulf of America. The aerosol/smoke mixtures continued to extend north and east into the Gulf States. 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:http://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