DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0000Z January 13, 2026
SMOKE: Central Mississippi Valley… Multiple agricultural burns generated plumes of light to moderate smoke from eastern Oklahoma to Illinois, with most activity and smoke coverage observed over northern Arkansas. A larger conglomeration of plumes drifted northeast across Arkansas into southern Missouri. Texas/Louisiana… Plumes of light to moderate smoke were observed along the Gulf coast of the United States, from east Texas across Louisiana. Plumes drifted southwest and followed the coast. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Pacific Ocean… Residual smoke and emissions from fires and industrial sources generated an area of light-density smoke which lingered along Mexico’s west coast and drifted offshore to the west over the Pacific. Mills 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