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