Thursday, May 8, 2025

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.

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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

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.