Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2023-11-18
Time:	20:21:17
Production Date and Time:	2023-11-18 20:26:02 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	152
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20233222021173_e20233222023546_c20233222024005.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20233222016173_e20233222018546_c20233222019021.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	6

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	ND
Country/Countries	USA
County/Locality(s)	Griggs County, ND
NWS WFO	Grand Forks ND
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2023-11-18 20:21:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	47.460000°, -98.300000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Griggs County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	14.38 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	290.33 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.85 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.13 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.04 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.16 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.72 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.71 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.40 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.14
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	14.38 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	59.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	71.90°
Mean Glint Angle	104.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	9.90 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MN-WInw_750_m ND-SDn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	SD
Country/Countries	USA
County/Locality(s)	Turner County, SD
NWS WFO	Sioux Falls SD
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2023-11-18 20:21:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	43.280000°, -97.020000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Turner County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	63.92 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	309.70 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	16.07 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	32.13 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	27.04 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	23.12 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.64 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	30.95 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	16.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.81
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	63.92 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	54.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	68.80°
Mean Glint Angle	98.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	8.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MNs-IA-MOnw-NEe_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	VA
Country/Countries	USA
County/Locality(s)	Amherst County, VA
NWS WFO	Blacksburg VA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2023-11-18 20:21:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	37.550000°, -78.960000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Amherst County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	10.53 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Elevated SPC Risk and Fire Weather Watch
Event Priority Ranking	2
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	295.18 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.26 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	9.13 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.61 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.09 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.84 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	20.55 K
Similar Pixel Count	1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.80
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	10.53 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	43.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	73.60°
Mean Glint Angle	100.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.10 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	WV-KYe-VAw-NCw-TNe-SCn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	KS
Country/Countries	USA
County/Locality(s)	Sumner County, KS
NWS WFO	Wichita KS
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2023-11-18 20:21:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	37.070000°, -97.620000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Sumner County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	13.90 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	302.08 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.28 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	8.65 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	15.85 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.05 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.63 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.17 K
Similar Pixel Count	4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.95
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	13.90 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	49.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	63.40°
Mean Glint Angle	87.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	7.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	KSsw-COse-OKw-TXnw_750_m MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	MO
Country/Countries	USA
County/Locality(s)	New Madrid County, MO
NWS WFO	Paducah KY
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2023-11-18 20:21:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	36.460000°, -89.730000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	New Madrid County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	9.13 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	297.63 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.93 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.30 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.44 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.94 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.60 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.68 K
Similar Pixel Count	3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.68
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.99
Maximum Radiative Power	9.13 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	45.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	66.70°
Mean Glint Angle	90.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	ILs-INs-KYw-TNw-_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	AR
Country/Countries	USA
County/Locality(s)	Greene County, AR
NWS WFO	Memphis TN
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2023-11-18 20:21:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	36.230000°, -90.560000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Greene County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	65.79 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	305.68 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	13.35 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	6.54 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	21.49 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	17.81 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.05 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.28 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	12.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.61
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.83
Maximum Radiative Power	37.21 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	45.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	66.10°
Mean Glint Angle	89.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	12.80 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	ILs-INs-KYw-TNw-_750_m MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
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