Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2025-03-18
Time:	14:01:16
Production Date and Time:	2025-03-18 14:05:58 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	152
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250771401169_e20250771403542_c20250771404022.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250771356169_e20250771358543_c20250771359037.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	7

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Ontario
Country/Countries	Canada
County/Locality(s)	Perth, Ontario
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-03-18 14:01:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	43.348057°, -81.186111°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Perth (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	4.16 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	282.24 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.55 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.19 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	6.98 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.47 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.54 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.31 K
Similar Pixel Count	7
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.90 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	4.16 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	50.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	65.10°
Mean Glint Angle	98.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	WV
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Mercer County, WV
NWS WFO	Blacksburg VA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-03-18 14:01:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	37.411945°, -81.184998°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Mercer County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	3.18 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	285.58 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.22 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.34 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	8.93 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.57 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.04 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.45 K
Similar Pixel Count	20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.90 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	3.18 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	44.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	62.40°
Mean Glint Angle	91.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.60 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	WV-KYe-VAw-NCw-TNe-SCn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	NC
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Stanly County, NC
NWS WFO	Raleigh NC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-03-18 14:02:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	35.255554°, -80.415276°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Stanly County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	7.92 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	290.15 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.77 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.77 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.49 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.35 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.61 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.93 K
Similar Pixel Count	4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.80 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	3.96 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	41.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	60.90°
Mean Glint Angle	87.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.70 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	WV-KYe-VAw-NCw-TNe-SCn_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	2025-03-18 14:02:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.266109°, -86.003334°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Clay County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	4.85 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	289.11 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.00 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.06 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	7.48 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.90 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.81 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.14 K
Similar Pixel Count	3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.80 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	4.85 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	64.40°
Mean Glint Angle	92.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.30 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)	Bibb County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-03-18 14:02:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.023613°, -86.949722°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Bibb County (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)	288.16 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.77 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.71 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	5.92 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.05 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.52 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.41 K
Similar Pixel Count	4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.20 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	0.87
Maximum Radiative Power	4.35 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	65.00°
Mean Glint Angle	93.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Unknown
Country/Countries	Haiti
County/Locality(s)	Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-03-18 14:03:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	19.395277°, -71.958054°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.32 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	304.17 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.10 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	0.87 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.28 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.58 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.19 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.85 K
Similar Pixel Count	19
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.00 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.42
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	6.32 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	23.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	47.70°
Mean Glint Angle	55.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Unknown
Country/Countries	Dominican Republic
County/Locality(s)	Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-03-18 14:03:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	18.745277°, -70.796944°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	21.24 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	309.42 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	7.91 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.80 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	18.00 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.37 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.35 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.78 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	7.00 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.87
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	21.24 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	22.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	46.40°
Mean Glint Angle	53.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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