DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z May 23, 2025
SMOKE: Central Canada/Northwestern Territories/Nunavut/Upper Midwest... Large wildfires in southern/central Manitoba and central Saskatchewan were observed producing light to moderate density smoke moving northwestward across the region. The smoke extended well north into the Northwestern Territories/Nunavut and south into Upper Midwest over states North Dakota and Minnesota. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Central America/Pacific Ocean/Gulf of America/Southern United States... An expansive area of light density smoke and aerosols - attributed to widespread seasonal fire activity, and industrial sources throughout western, central, and southern Mexico was observed this morning extending across the majority of Mexico, the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s western coastline, Gulf of America, and across the southern United States from New Mexico to Florida. 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