DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0000Z January 12, 2026
SMOKE: Southern Florida/Atlantic Ocean… Agricultural fires located south of Lake Okeechobee were observed producing an area of light-density smoke that drifted east offshore into the Atlantic Ocean. North Carolina… Fires located in south-central North Carolina were seen producing individual plumes of light-to-heavy density smoke drifting towards the southeast. Oklahoma… Multiple fires located in southeastern Oklahoma were observed producing light-to-moderate density smoke plumes drifting towards the south. Arkansas… Fires located in west-central Arkansas were seen producing plumes of light-to-heavy density smoke drifting towards the south. Cuba/Caribbean Sea… Fires in western Cuba were observed generating multiple plumes of light-density smoke drifting southwestward into the Caribbean Sea. Sonora/Gulf of California… A fire located in the Mexican state of Sonora was observed producing an area of light-density smoke that drifted west into the Gulf of California. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Pacific Ocean… An area of light-density smoke was observed along Mexico’s southwestern coastline and extending offshore into the Pacific Ocean. The smoke likely included residual emissions from yesterday’s fire activity in the region, mixed with aerosols from nearby urban and industrial sources. GL 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