Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) -- CIMSS

Date:	2025-02-18
Time:	20:36:17
Production Date and Time:	2025-02-18 20:41:17 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	152
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250492036170_e20250492038543_c20250492039035.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250492031170_e20250492033543_c20250492034023.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	6

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	AL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Dallas County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-18 20:37:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.573334°, -86.992226°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Dallas County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	9.06 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	290.75 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.01 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.71 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	8.79 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.12 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.73 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.10 K
Similar Pixel Count	24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.51
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	9.06 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	57.80°
Mean Glint Angle	78.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	AL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Lowndes County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-18 20:37:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.401390°, -86.647781°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Lowndes County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	67.31 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	293.96 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	14.14 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	9.18 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.28 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	30.37 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.63 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.08 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	22.50 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.50
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.60
Maximum Radiative Power	38.34 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	57.90°
Mean Glint Angle	78.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	MS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Pearl River County, MS
NWS WFO	New Orleans LA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-18 20:37:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.767500°, -89.701385°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Pearl River County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	16.35 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	295.48 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.12 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.54 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.71 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.44 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.85 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.98 K
Similar Pixel Count	24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.63
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	8.69 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	54.90°
Mean Glint Angle	73.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

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 20:38:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.828888°, -80.878334°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	29.41 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	309.63 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	6.58 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.24 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	7.84 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.95 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.24 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.36 K
Similar Pixel Count	7
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.63
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.97
Maximum Radiative Power	16.10 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	27.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	55.90°
Mean Glint Angle	68.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	9.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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Possible Wildfire

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 20:38:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.584999°, -81.265274°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	24.62 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	311.39 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	6.32 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.69 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.58 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.55 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.88 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.41 K
Similar Pixel Count	13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.90 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	0.99
Maximum Radiative Power	24.62 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	27.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	55.50°
Mean Glint Angle	67.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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Possible Wildfire

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 20:38:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	21.263611°, -78.380836°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	64.28 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	320.60 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	17.82 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	9.17 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	18.30 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	28.82 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	17.42 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.29 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	13.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.66
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.31
Maximum Radiative Power	64.28 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	25.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	57.00°
Mean Glint Angle	69.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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