DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0118Z January 22, 2026
SMOKE: Missouri/Oklahoma... Agricultural fires in southern Missouri and eastern Oklahoma were observed producing light to locally moderate-density smoke plumes this evening. Smoke in Missouri was drifting east, while smoke in Oklahoma was moving south. Southern Florida... Agricultural fires near and south of Lake Okeechobee were observed producing light-density smoke moving to the northwest this evening. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Pacific Ocean... An area of light-density smoke, consisting of fire activity throughout southern Mexico, mixed with aerosols from nearby urban and industrial sources, was observed dispersing northwestward along the Mexican coastline and drifting southwestward 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