Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) -- CIMSS

Date:	2025-02-21
Time:	16:46:17
Production Date and Time:	2025-02-21 16:51:07 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	152
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250521646172_e20250521648545_c20250521649041.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250521641172_e20250521643545_c20250521644043.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	9

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	SC
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Calhoun County, SC
NWS WFO	Columbia SC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-21 16:47:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.769444°, -80.935837°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Calhoun County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	7.09 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	291.50 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.51 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.88 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.44 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.19 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.36 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.16 K
Similar Pixel Count	16
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.40 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.15
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	7.09 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	46.30°
Mean Glint Angle	86.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Hancock County, GA
NWS WFO	Peachtree City GA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-21 16:47:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.291389°, -83.146385°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Hancock County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.75 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	291.67 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.70 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.36 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.40 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.35 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.95 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.96 K
Similar Pixel Count	20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.90 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	5.75 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	46.40°
Mean Glint Angle	86.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Upson County, GA
NWS WFO	Peachtree City GA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-21 16:47:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.854443°, -84.223892°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Upson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.08 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	292.40 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.75 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.51 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.41 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.36 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.06 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.84 K
Similar Pixel Count	11
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.36
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	8.08 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	46.40°
Mean Glint Angle	85.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	SC
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Hampton County, SC
NWS WFO	Charleston SC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-21 16:47:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.626389°, -81.290833°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Hampton County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	17.51 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	292.62 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.61 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.25 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.03 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.06 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.45 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.87 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	5.70 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	9.50 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	45.30°
Mean Glint Angle	83.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	AL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Autauga County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-21 16:47:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.612221°, -86.588890°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Autauga County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	29.59 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	304.32 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	13.54 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	9.03 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	25.48 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	21.48 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.02 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	22.53 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	11.90 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	0.87
Maximum Radiative Power	29.59 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	46.90°
Mean Glint Angle	86.90°
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)	Dallas County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-21 16:47:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.292778°, -87.107224°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Dallas County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	7.95 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	292.12 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.98 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.51 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.29 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.12 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.98 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.14 K
Similar Pixel Count	8
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.70 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	7.95 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	46.80°
Mean Glint Angle	86.70°
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)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Bryan County, GA
NWS WFO	Charleston SC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-21 16:47:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.968611°, -81.392220°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Bryan County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	17.08 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	295.58 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	7.60 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.92 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	16.31 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.23 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.45 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.51 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	6.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.11
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	17.08 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	44.70°
Mean Glint Angle	82.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.10 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	AL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Wilcox County, AL
NWS WFO	Mobile AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-21 16:47:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.041389°, -87.452774°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Wilcox County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	9.85 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	292.01 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.29 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.76 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.51 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.99 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.31 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.36 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.50 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	9.85 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	46.70°
Mean Glint Angle	86.40°
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)	Unknown
Country/Countries	Cuba
County/Locality(s)	Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-21 16:48:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	21.262501°, -78.105835°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	67.91 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	326.85 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	17.10 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	9.31 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	22.92 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	38.20 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	17.44 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.90 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	9.00 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	0.84
Maximum Radiative Power	67.91 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	25.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	33.60°
Mean Glint Angle	58.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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