Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) -- CIMSS

Date:	2025-03-15
Time:	18:36:15
Production Date and Time:	2025-03-15 18:41:02 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	152
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250741836156_e20250741838529_c20250741839025.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250741831156_e20250741833529_c20250741834012.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	5

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	TX
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Brazoria County, TX
NWS WFO	Houston/Galveston TX
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-03-15 18:37:48UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	29.056944°, -95.336388°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Brazoria County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	32.66 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk and Red Flag Warning
Event Priority Ranking	1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	309.88 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.21 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.56 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.80 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.89 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.73 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.46 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.47
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.67
Maximum Radiative Power	17.31 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	31.70°
Mean Glint Angle	67.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXe-LA-ARs_750_m TXs_750_m
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Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Chihuahua
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	Guadalupe y Calvo, Chihuahua
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-03-15 18:37:46UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	26.000834°, -106.551109°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Guadalupe y Calvo (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	19.91 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	309.51 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.96 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.46 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	20.14 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.63 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.55 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.83 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.68
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	19.91 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	46.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	30.10°
Mean Glint Angle	72.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.80 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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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	2025-03-15 18:38:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.517500°, -80.443886°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	110.52 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	331.11 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	21.35 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	9.09 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	21.31 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	36.89 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	22.19 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.03 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	19.00 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	0.60
Maximum Radiative Power	110.52 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	27.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	29.70°
Mean Glint Angle	51.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Tamaulipas
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	González, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-03-15 18:38:17UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.725000°, -98.536667°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	González (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	4.35 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	327.64 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.37 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.30 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	15.00 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.18 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.63 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.02 K
Similar Pixel Count	19
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.31
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.97
Maximum Radiative Power	4.35 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	25.40°
Mean Glint Angle	58.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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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	2025-03-15 18:38:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	21.284166°, -78.459999°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	67.04 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	317.31 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.80 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.86 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.90 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	20.98 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.82 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.81 K
Similar Pixel Count	13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.30 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	0.68
Maximum Radiative Power	67.04 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	25.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	29.90°
Mean Glint Angle	50.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	17.70 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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Next Generation Fire System (NGFS)