DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0000Z January 16, 2026
SMOKE: Texas/Louisiana/Gulf of America... Agricultural fires were observed across southeastern Texas,southern Mississippi, and Louisiana this evening, producing an area of light-to-heavy density smoke extending offshore into the Gulf of America. Georgia/The Carolinas/Atlantic Ocean… Agricultural fires located in Georgia and the Carolinas were observed producing plumes of mostly light-density smoke drifting east into the Atlantic Ocean. Oklahoma/Arkansas/Southern Missouri… Fires scattered throughout eastern Oklahoma, Arkansas, and southern Missouri were observed producing plumes of light-to-heavy density smoke moving towards the north-northeast. Southern Alabama/Florida/Gulf of America… Fires located in the southern Alabama and the Florida panhandle were observed producing light-density smoke plumes drifting southeast into the northern Gulf of America. Chihuahua… Fires located in Chihuahua were seen producing light-to-moderate smoke plumes drifting towards the east. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Pacific Ocean... An area of light-density smoke, consisting of smoke produced by active fires scattered throughout southern Mexico, mixed with aerosols from nearby urban and industrial sources, was observed along the southern coastline of Mexico and drifting southwest offshore into the Pacific Ocean. 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