Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2025-02-21
Time:	20:01:17
Production Date and Time:	2025-02-21 20:06:10 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	152
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250522001172_e20250522003545_c20250522004034.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250521956172_e20250521958545_c20250521959029.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	8

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	TX
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Sherman County, TX
NWS WFO	Amarillo TX
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-21 20:02:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	36.298332°, -102.135002°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Sherman County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	31.74 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)	9.85 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	10.30 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	30.96 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	19.07 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.42 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.82 K
Similar Pixel Count	3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	7.70 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	0.77
Maximum Radiative Power	31.74 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	51.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	49.20°
Mean Glint Angle	83.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	KSsw-COse-OKw-TXnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Macon County, GA
NWS WFO	Peachtree City GA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-21 20:02:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.447777°, -83.973053°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Macon County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.71 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	292.34 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.34 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.96 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.44 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.44 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.27 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.12 K
Similar Pixel Count	11
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.00 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.67
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	6.71 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	53.60°
Mean Glint Angle	79.10°
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)	AL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Perry County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-21 20:02:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.394165°, -87.464447°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Perry County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	9.24 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)	4.49 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.89 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.92 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.32 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.99 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.39 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	0.39
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	9.24 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	51.60°
Mean Glint Angle	77.20°
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)	Sumter County, GA
NWS WFO	Peachtree City GA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-21 20:02:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.148335°, -84.407219°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Sumter County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	24.46 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	293.21 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	12.62 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	11.68 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.41 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	23.45 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.19 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.24 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.38
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.40
Maximum Radiative Power	24.46 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	53.10°
Mean Glint Angle	78.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.10 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)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Telfair County, GA
NWS WFO	Peachtree City GA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-21 20:02:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.916666°, -82.935280°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Telfair County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.53 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	291.84 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.81 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.85 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.47 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.11 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.88 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.01 K
Similar Pixel Count	15
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.52
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	6.53 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	53.80°
Mean Glint Angle	78.80°
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)	Barbour County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-21 20:02:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.837500°, -85.418892°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Barbour County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	3.74 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	290.45 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.30 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.13 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.53 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.17 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.07 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.30 K
Similar Pixel Count	22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.70
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	3.74 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	52.30°
Mean Glint Angle	77.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.10 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)	Henry County, AL
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-21 20:02:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.464445°, -85.369720°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Henry County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	7.66 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	292.23 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.64 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.23 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.74 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.99 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.01 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.97 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.00 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.34
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	7.66 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	52.00°
Mean Glint Angle	76.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.10 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Sonora
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	Caborca, Sonora
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-21 20:02:48UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.591110°, -112.958885°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Caborca (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	44.91 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	319.96 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.66 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.02 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	26.19 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	19.19 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.77 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.33 K
Similar Pixel Count	20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.40 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	0.47
Maximum Radiative Power	44.91 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	54.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	41.70°
Mean Glint Angle	79.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.90 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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