Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2024-12-23
Time:	18:31:17
Production Date and Time:	2024-12-23 18:36:00 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	152
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243581831170_e20243581833543_c20243581834002.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243581826170_e20243581828543_c20243581829026.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	13

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	NC
Country/Countries	USA
County/Locality(s)	Beaufort County, NC
NWS WFO	Newport/Morehead City NC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2024-12-23 18:32:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	35.580000°, -76.690000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Beaufort County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	25.00 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	292.29 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	7.55 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.76 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.20 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.01 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.33 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.86 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	6.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.62
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.88
Maximum Radiative Power	12.99 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	41.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	62.50°
Mean Glint Angle	100.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	11.60 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MD-DE-VAe-NCe_750_m WV-KYe-VAw-NCw-TNe-SCn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	USA
County/Locality(s)	Morgan County, GA
NWS WFO	Peachtree City GA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2024-12-23 18:32:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.680000°, -83.420000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Morgan County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.94 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	290.21 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.73 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.46 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.32 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.34 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.82 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.60 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.40
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	6.94 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	58.90°
Mean Glint Angle	94.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.70 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	AL
Country/Countries	USA
County/Locality(s)	Chilton County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2024-12-23 18:32:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.970000°, -86.580000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Chilton County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.64 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	293.11 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.30 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.83 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.11 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.47 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.28 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.44 K
Similar Pixel Count	1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.57
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	8.64 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	57.50°
Mean Glint Angle	92.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.70 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	USA
County/Locality(s)	Twiggs County, GA
NWS WFO	Peachtree City GA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2024-12-23 18:32:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.560000°, -83.380000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Twiggs County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	35.79 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	304.54 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	16.00 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	11.22 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	22.18 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	20.58 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.13 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.35 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	12.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.93
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	35.79 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	57.80°
Mean Glint Angle	92.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.60 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	AL
Country/Countries	USA
County/Locality(s)	Choctaw County, AL
NWS WFO	Mobile AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2024-12-23 18:32:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.920000°, -88.410000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Choctaw County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	15.97 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	294.93 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.20 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.09 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.99 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.42 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.65 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.23 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.87
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	15.97 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	56.20°
Mean Glint Angle	90.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	11.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	USA
County/Locality(s)	Randolph County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2024-12-23 18:32:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.730000°, -84.760000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Randolph County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	10.68 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	295.63 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.95 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.43 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.62 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.79 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.84 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.53 K
Similar Pixel Count	3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.60 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	10.68 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	56.70°
Mean Glint Angle	90.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	MS
Country/Countries	USA
County/Locality(s)	Greene County, MS
NWS WFO	Mobile AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2024-12-23 18:32:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.200000°, -88.510000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Greene County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	19.21 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	295.68 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.19 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.80 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.88 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.97 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.89 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.13 K
Similar Pixel Count	4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.73
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	10.27 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	55.50°
Mean Glint Angle	89.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	11.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	LA
Country/Countries	USA
County/Locality(s)	Rapides Parish, LA
NWS WFO	Lake Charles LA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2024-12-23 18:32:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.160000°, -92.420000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Rapides Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	11.76 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	300.17 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	6.75 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.83 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.86 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.62 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.59 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.26 K
Similar Pixel Count	6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.89
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.65
Maximum Radiative Power	11.76 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	41.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	54.90°
Mean Glint Angle	89.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.90 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXe-LA-ARs_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	LA
Country/Countries	USA
County/Locality(s)	Avoyelles Parish, LA
NWS WFO	Lake Charles LA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2024-12-23 18:32:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.980000°, -91.820000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Avoyelles Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	24.64 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	302.12 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	7.07 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.44 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.54 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.03 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.46 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.53 K
Similar Pixel Count	5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	5.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.75
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.71
Maximum Radiative Power	13.91 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	54.80°
Mean Glint Angle	89.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	11.60 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXe-LA-ARs_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	LA
Country/Countries	USA
County/Locality(s)	Pointe Coupee Parish, LA
NWS WFO	New Orleans LA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2024-12-23 18:32:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.630000°, -91.630000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Pointe Coupee Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.89 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	301.49 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.53 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.62 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.82 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.42 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.02 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.86 K
Similar Pixel Count	13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.40 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.68
Maximum Radiative Power	5.89 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	54.50°
Mean Glint Angle	88.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.80 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXe-LA-ARs_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	LA
Country/Countries	USA
County/Locality(s)	Iberia Parish, LA
NWS WFO	Lake Charles LA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2024-12-23 18:32:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.020000°, -91.710000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Iberia Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	63.04 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	304.61 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.83 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.25 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	16.06 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.10 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.52 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.43 K
Similar Pixel Count	4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.50 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.91
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.81
Maximum Radiative Power	63.04 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	53.90°
Mean Glint Angle	87.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	22.80 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m TXe-LA-ARs_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Unknown
Country/Countries	Cuba
County/Locality(s)	Cuba
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2024-12-23 18:33:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.780000°, -82.060000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	40.77 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	315.04 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	13.14 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	7.70 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	18.02 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	21.52 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.39 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.48 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	9.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.89
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.69
Maximum Radiative Power	40.77 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	27.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	48.80°
Mean Glint Angle	72.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.70 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Unknown
Country/Countries	Cuba
County/Locality(s)	Cuba
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2024-12-23 18:33:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.640000°, -82.910000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	92.13 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	315.40 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	13.16 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	7.72 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	17.55 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	20.62 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.30 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.71 K
Similar Pixel Count	4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	6.70 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	0.72
Maximum Radiative Power	61.22 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	28.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	48.40°
Mean Glint Angle	72.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	14.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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