{"id":28779,"date":"2025-05-29T16:02:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T16:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/massive-saharan-dust-plume-is-heading-for-florida-as-it-drifts-across-atlantic\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T16:02:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T16:02:28","slug":"massive-saharan-dust-plume-is-heading-for-florida-as-it-drifts-across-atlantic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/massive-saharan-dust-plume-is-heading-for-florida-as-it-drifts-across-atlantic\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive Saharan dust plume is heading for Florida as it drifts across Atlantic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Saharan dust is heading toward Florida and could be seen over the state by this weekend, radar shows.<\/p>\n<p>Dust is forecast to hit south and central Florida on Saturday and stay for at least several days, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/tropics-saharan-dust\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">CBS Miami&#8217;s NEXT Weather radar<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Computer models show that after an initial dust wave, a larger and denser plume could be seen in Florida by the middle of next week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/weather\/2025\/05\/27\/central-florida-faces-daily-storms-as-saharan-dust-arrives-what-to-expect-this-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CBS Orlando affiliate WKMG<\/a> reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Radar also shows dust over south Texas on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Saharan dust was already seen in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands this week, the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NWSSanJuan\/status\/1927293816144277970\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">National Weather Service in San Juan<\/a> reported on Tuesday. It noted dust impacts included reduced visibility and hazy skies, and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NWSSanJuan\/status\/1927849022368133345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a> more dust is forecast to move in Saturday and linger through at least Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Satellite imagery showed dust above most of the Atlantic&#8217;s tropical waters on Thursday \u2014 spanning all the way from Africa&#8217;s coast to the Gulf, the National Hurricane Center&#8217;s Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NHC_TAFB\/status\/1928074063705997435\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">post on X<\/a>. It noted that the dry air suppresses the development of storms.\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/noaa-hurricane-season-forecast-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Hurricane season<\/a><\/span> officially starts on Sunday.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/29\/8c2e0749-493e-4a3e-85c4-c5d2c5763b29\/thumbnail\/620x425\/ad63989c7822841ab81d39df4625fb9f\/dust.jpg?v=0ec0a9b0c45ecf3b0dd269ffc8f350b0#\" alt=\"dust.jpg \" height=\"425\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/29\/8c2e0749-493e-4a3e-85c4-c5d2c5763b29\/thumbnail\/620x425\/ad63989c7822841ab81d39df4625fb9f\/dust.jpg?v=0ec0a9b0c45ecf3b0dd269ffc8f350b0 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/29\/8c2e0749-493e-4a3e-85c4-c5d2c5763b29\/thumbnail\/1240x850\/413ca4cc1dc8cacc7a2e74577df51ca2\/dust.jpg?v=0ec0a9b0c45ecf3b0dd269ffc8f350b0 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Saharan dust over the Atlantic Ocean is seen in satellite imagery in this picture posted by the National Hurricane Center&#8217;s Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch on May 29, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                National Hurricane Center&#8217;s Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch.<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is typical for dust to move across the Atlantic every year in early summer, WKMG reports. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoml.noaa.gov\/what-is-the-saharan-air-layer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">says<\/a> it is called the Saharan Air Layer, which is &#8220;a mass of very dry, dusty air that forms over the Sahara Desert during the late spring, summer and early fall.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Its activity usually &#8220;ramps up&#8221; in the middle of June before peaking from late in the month to the middle of August, meteorologist Jason Dunion told NOAA&#8217;s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service back in 2020. New &#8220;outbreaks&#8221; \u2014 formed when &#8220;ripples&#8221; in the atmosphere along the edge of the Sahara Desert kick up dust \u2014 can occur every few days and reach as far west as Florida and Texas. Dust sometimes covers areas over the Atlantic as large as the continental United States, Dunion said.<\/p>\n<p>The National Weather service said the dust can impact allergies and lead to eye irritation.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/sarah-lynch-baldwin\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Sarah  Lynch Baldwin<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Sarah Lynch Baldwin is a deputy managing editor of CBSNews.com. 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