Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) -- CIMSS

Date:	2025-02-21
Time:	20:51:17
Production Date and Time:	2025-02-21 20:56:04 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	152
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250522051172_e20250522053545_c20250522054036.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250522046172_e20250522048545_c20250522049041.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	6

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	TX
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Knox County, TX
NWS WFO	Norman OK
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-21 20:52:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.764446°, -99.821114°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Knox County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	13.93 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	296.98 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.75 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.96 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	21.65 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.66 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.20 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.04 K
Similar Pixel Count	9
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	5.20 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	13.93 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	47.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	52.80°
Mean Glint Angle	74.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.90 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	AL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Bullock County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-21 20:52:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.096390°, -85.475830°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Bullock County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	24.00 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	293.53 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	8.66 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	10.49 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	15.83 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.28 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.42 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.93 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	6.80 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	24.00 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	60.10°
Mean Glint Angle	78.20°
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)	AL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Russell County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-21 20:52:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.067223°, -85.135834°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Russell County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	3.25 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	287.77 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.87 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.77 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.90 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.76 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.06 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.85 K
Similar Pixel Count	15
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.92
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	3.25 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	60.30°
Mean Glint Angle	78.40°
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)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Thomas County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-21 20:52:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.792500°, -83.765831°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Thomas County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	4.41 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	288.86 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.43 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	7.16 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.67 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.78 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.01 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.83 K
Similar Pixel Count	3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.12
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	4.41 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	60.50°
Mean Glint Angle	77.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.00 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)	FL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Hamilton County, FL
NWS WFO	Jacksonville FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-21 20:52:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.483612°, -82.926109°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Hamilton County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.29 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)	3.25 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.45 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.46 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.97 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.76 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.64 K
Similar Pixel Count	15
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.56
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	5.29 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	36.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	60.90°
Mean Glint Angle	78.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Unknown
Country/Countries	Bahamas
County/Locality(s)	Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-21 20:52:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	26.626944°, -78.241669°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	76.54 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	308.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	14.66 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	35.69 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.96 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	21.30 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.89 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	30.98 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	5.80 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	0.99
Maximum Radiative Power	40.66 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	31.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	62.20°
Mean Glint Angle	77.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	9.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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