Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) -- CIMSS

Date:	2025-02-18
Time:	18:41:17
Production Date and Time:	2025-02-18 18:46:15 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	152
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250491841170_e20250491843543_c20250491844010.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250491836170_e20250491838543_c20250491839000.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	4

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Burke County, GA
NWS WFO	Columbia SC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-18 18:42:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.083057°, -81.776665°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Burke County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	27.69 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	305.64 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	11.02 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	9.28 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	19.62 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	18.50 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.84 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.37 K
Similar Pixel Count	6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.97
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.97
Maximum Radiative Power	27.69 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	47.30°
Mean Glint Angle	82.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Thomas County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-18 18:42:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.770277°, -83.807220°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Thomas County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	18.45 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	301.61 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.09 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.82 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.70 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.98 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.61 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.66 K
Similar Pixel Count	4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.90 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	18.45 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	44.50°
Mean Glint Angle	77.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Unknown
Country/Countries	Cuba
County/Locality(s)	Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-18 18:43:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.546112°, -81.562775°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	43.10 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	316.01 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	11.83 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	6.81 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.73 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	22.83 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.49 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.58 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	7.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.79
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.94
Maximum Radiative Power	43.10 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	27.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	37.60°
Mean Glint Angle	60.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Unknown
Country/Countries	Cuba
County/Locality(s)	Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-18 18:43:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	21.918333°, -79.426392°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	11.80 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	317.96 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.68 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.73 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.15 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.27 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.52 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.85 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.00 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.96
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.99
Maximum Radiative Power	11.80 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	26.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	37.90°
Mean Glint Angle	60.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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Next Generation Fire System (NGFS)