DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1450Z May 10, 2025
SMOKE: Central-Eastern Canada/Midwest U.S/Great Lakes Region/Southeastern Texas/Northern Mexico... A widespread area of light-density smoke was observed drifting southeast from fire activity in eastern Alberta, central Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba across the U.S. Midwest and over the Great Lakes region. Smoke was also observed drifting southwest across southeastern Texas and into northern Mexico. AEROSOL/SMOKE: South and Central Mexico/Pacific Ocean/Gulf of America... An expansive 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 extending across southern and eastern 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: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