DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0110Z January 14, 2026
SMOKE: Southeastern U.S... Agricultural burning continued in east-central Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and central North Carolina, producing mostly light-density smoke plumes moving to the northeast/east. Oklahoma/Arkansas/Louisiana... Agricultural fires were observed in eastern Oklahoma, northern Arkansas, and southern Louisiana, producing light-density smoke moving to the northeast/east. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Pacific Ocean… An area of light-density smoke, consisting of smoke produced by active fires scattered throughout southern Mexico, mixed with aerosols from nearby urban and industrial sources, was observed along the southern coastline of Mexico and drifting southwest offshore into the Pacific Ocean. YL 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