Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) -- CIMSS

Date:	2025-02-26
Time:	15:21:17
Production Date and Time:	2025-02-26 15:26:03 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	152
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250571521174_e20250571523547_c20250571524033.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250571516174_e20250571518547_c20250571519047.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	7

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	VA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Portsmouth city, VA
NWS WFO	Wakefield VA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-26 15:21:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	36.816944°, -76.320831°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Portsmouth city (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	65.18 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	300.34 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	11.61 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	6.78 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	16.45 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	19.85 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.45 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.55 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.85
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.92
Maximum Radiative Power	38.37 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	42.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	53.50°
Mean Glint Angle	90.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.90 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MD-DE-VAe-NCe_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Banks County, GA
NWS WFO	Peachtree City GA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-26 15:22:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	34.312222°, -83.604164°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Banks County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	4.03 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	298.04 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.00 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.31 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.34 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.47 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.72 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.86 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.50 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	4.03 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	41.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	55.50°
Mean Glint Angle	92.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m WV-KYe-VAw-NCw-TNe-SCn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	SC
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Bamberg County, SC
NWS WFO	Columbia SC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-26 15:22:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.145557°, -80.953331°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Bamberg 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)	298.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.30 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.39 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.49 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.82 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.97 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.11 K
Similar Pixel Count	9
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.50 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.73
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.95
Maximum Radiative Power	6.71 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	53.10°
Mean Glint Angle	87.70°
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)	SC
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Colleton County, SC
NWS WFO	Charleston SC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-26 15:22:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.784721°, -80.569168°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Colleton County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	16.17 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	297.40 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.32 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.73 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	8.63 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.06 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.53 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.92 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.10 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	8.86 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	52.70°
Mean Glint Angle	86.70°
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)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Screven County, GA
NWS WFO	Charleston SC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-26 15:22:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.748055°, -81.612778°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Screven County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	20.55 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	300.30 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.74 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.84 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.40 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.49 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.37 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.04 K
Similar Pixel Count	5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.64
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.80
Maximum Radiative Power	13.70 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	53.30°
Mean Glint Angle	87.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	15.40 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)	Macon County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-26 15:22:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.478889°, -85.776665°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Macon County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	7.72 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	297.58 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.95 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.12 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.28 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.16 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.74 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.75 K
Similar Pixel Count	3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.08
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	7.72 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	55.60°
Mean Glint Angle	91.40°
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)	FL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Madison County, FL
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-02-26 15:22:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.559723°, -83.500832°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Madison County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	16.98 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	300.05 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.82 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.80 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	8.55 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.27 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.55 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.79 K
Similar Pixel Count	3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.50 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.69
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	8.63 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	36.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	52.90°
Mean Glint Angle	85.80°
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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