DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2350Z May 27, 2025
SMOKE: Central and Eastern Canada/Northern U.S. Plains/Atlantic Ocean... By evening, the expansive plume of smoke from large wildfires in east-central Saskatchewan and west-central Manitoba continued to intensify and spread. Heavy density smoke remained concentrated over northern-central Saskatchewan, northern Manitoba, and much of western Ontario. Moderate density smoke extended through central and southern Quebec, while light smoke reached farther east into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Nova Scotia. Light to moderate smoke was also observed spreading southward into the Upper Midwest, including portions of Minnesota, North Dakota, and Northern Michigan. The core of the thickest smoke remained near the source regions, with rotational patterns that spread over southern Nunavut and the eastern edge of Hudson Bay. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central and Southern Mexico/Gulf of America/Southern Texas/Pacific Ocean... An area of light density smoke/aerosol attributed to widespread seasonal fire activity, volcanic emissions, and industrial sources throughout Central and Southern Mexico was observed today over the northern and western Mexico. The combination continued to extend west into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southwestern Mexico and Central America. The combination of smoke and aerosols extended northward along the eastern coastline of Mexico and into southern Texas Cardona 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