Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2025-03-12
Time:	22:16:15
Production Date and Time:	2025-03-12 22:24:21 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	152
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250712216154_e20250712218527_c20250712219021.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250712211154_e20250712213527_c20250712214018.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	8

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	SD
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Brule County, SD
NWS WFO	Sioux Falls SD
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-03-12 22:16:18UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	43.675835°, -98.956108°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Brule County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	17.49 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	297.49 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.14 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	14.72 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.95 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.08 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.40 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	25.90 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.17
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	17.49 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	56.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	66.90°
Mean Glint Angle	75.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	7.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SDs-NE-COne-KSnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	NE
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Cedar County, NE
NWS WFO	Omaha/Valley NE
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-03-12 22:16:48UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	42.794724°, -97.236115°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Cedar County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	10.53 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	295.73 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.36 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.40 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.05 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.99 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.36 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.86 K
Similar Pixel Count	4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.40 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.48
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	10.53 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	54.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	67.50°
Mean Glint Angle	75.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.90 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MNs-IA-MOnw-NEe_750_m SDs-NE-COne-KSnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	AL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	DeKalb County, AL
NWS WFO	Huntsville AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-03-12 22:17:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	34.588890°, -85.578056°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	DeKalb County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	7.59 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	295.92 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.22 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.45 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.16 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.56 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.09 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.33 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.90 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	7.59 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	41.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	72.70°
Mean Glint Angle	76.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	ILs-INs-KYw-TNw-_750_m 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)	Clay County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-03-12 22:17:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.290554°, -86.007225°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Clay County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.86 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	295.53 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	1.80 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.91 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.92 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.01 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.06 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.51 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.20
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	4.76 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	72.00°
Mean Glint Angle	75.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.50 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)	Elmore County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-03-12 22:17:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.575832°, -85.925835°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Elmore County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.27 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	296.50 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.26 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.97 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.41 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.12 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.24 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.19 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.45
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	5.27 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	71.90°
Mean Glint Angle	74.70°
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)	AL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Dallas County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-03-12 22:17:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.342777°, -87.251389°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Dallas County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	10.64 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	297.07 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.56 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	25.57 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.35 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.84 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.48 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.69 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.54
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	5.86 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	70.70°
Mean Glint Angle	72.90°
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)	Nuevo León
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	Monterrey, Nuevo León
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-03-12 22:17:47UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	25.762777°, -100.415001°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Monterrey (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	9.27 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	314.38 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.45 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.60 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	8.95 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.46 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.44 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.13 K
Similar Pixel Count	12
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.61
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.71
Maximum Radiative Power	9.27 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	41.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	57.60°
Mean Glint Angle	51.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.30 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	2025-03-12 22:18:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	21.243610°, -78.400002°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.22 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	303.58 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.03 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.49 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	3.75 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.43 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.28 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.24 K
Similar Pixel Count	18
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.94
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	8.22 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	25.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	75.80°
Mean Glint Angle	77.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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