Monday, February 2, 2026

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0000Z February 3, 2026

SMOKE:
Midwestern CONUS/Southeastern CONUS…
Widespread agricultural fires were observed this evening producing
mainly light-density smoke from Missouri and southeastern Texas to
Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. Medium
and heavy-density smoke plumes were observed emanating from fires
in central Louisiana and Alabama, blowing east-northeast. Additional
medium and heavy-density smoke plumes were observed emanating from fires
along the Florida panhandle, blowing southeast over Okaloosa, Walton,
Leon and Wakulla counties. The smoke may also consist of remnants from
yesterday’s agricultural fires in the region.

AEROSOL/SMOKE:
Mexico/Guatemala…
Smoke from scattered fire activity, as well as and urban aerosol emissions
and remnant smoke from previous days, concentrated into a layer of
light-density smoke that spread along the southwestern coast of Mexico
and Guatemala. The smoke drifted southwest into the Pacific Ocean.


Gaskill


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

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.