DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0000Z January 29, 2026
SMOKE: Southeastern CONUS/Gulf of America/Atlantic Ocean… Widespread agricultural fires stretching from southern Mississippi to North Carolina, as well as residual emissions from yesterday’s fire activity in the region, produced a large area of light-density smoke drifting east into the Atlantic Ocean and southeast into the northern Gulf. Moderate-to-heavy density smoke was also observed in southern Alabama and the Florida panhandle, drifting southeast offshore into the northern Gulf. Texas/Gulf of America… Fires were observed this evening along Texas’ Gulf Coast, drifting offshore into the northwestern Gulf. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Gulf of America/Guatemala/Pacific Ocean... Scattered fire activity across southwest Mexico, as well as remnant smoke and urban aerosol from previous days, produced an area of light-density smoke across the region. Smoke spread along the southwestern coastal plain of Mexico and extended southwest into the Pacific. 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