Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) -- CIMSS

Date:	2025-03-20
Time:	17:36:17
Production Date and Time:	2025-03-20 17:41:11 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	152
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250791736171_e20250791738544_c20250791739039.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250791731171_e20250791733544_c20250791734033.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	8

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	CA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Mendocino County, CA
NWS WFO	Eureka CA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-03-20 17:36:48UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	39.365276°, -123.652779°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Mendocino County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	205.80 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	292.34 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	16.20 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	7.02 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.94 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	34.85 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.41 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.28 K
Similar Pixel Count	8
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	11.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.49
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.46
Maximum Radiative Power	114.66 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	67.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	55.10°
Mean Glint Angle	122.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	20.90 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	CAcentral_750_m ORsw-CAn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	MS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Pike County, MS
NWS WFO	New Orleans LA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-03-20 17:37:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.294167°, -90.483887°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Pike County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	12.10 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)	301.20 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.77 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.43 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	17.64 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.94 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.87 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.96 K
Similar Pixel Count	8
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	12.10 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	32.90°
Mean Glint Angle	72.60°
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)	TX
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Pecos County, TX
NWS WFO	Midland/Odessa TX
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-03-20 17:37:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.995277°, -102.279167°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Pecos County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	73.99 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Solar panel (database + spectral)
Event Priority Ranking	5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	326.13 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	15.42 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	8.46 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	27.25 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	25.96 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.94 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.85 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.70
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.00
Maximum Radiative Power	73.99 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	46.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	37.00°
Mean Glint Angle	83.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.80 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Chihuahua
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	Urique, Chihuahua
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-03-20 17:37:48UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	27.115833°, -107.880836°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Urique (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.93 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	317.27 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	1.74 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.41 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.26 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.43 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.81 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.23 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.60 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	0.98
Maximum Radiative Power	8.93 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	48.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	37.20°
Mean Glint Angle	84.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Tamaulipas
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	Villagrán, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-03-20 17:38:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	24.471111°, -99.445831°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Villagrán (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	33.87 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	308.09 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.11 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.84 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	4.73 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.93 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.76 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.57 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.40
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	33.87 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	30.20°
Mean Glint Angle	69.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.20 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	2025-03-20 17:38:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.662222°, -83.074165°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	12.93 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	316.33 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.99 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.51 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.39 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.52 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.17 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.30 K
Similar Pixel Count	24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.90
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.95
Maximum Radiative Power	12.93 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	28.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	23.30°
Mean Glint Angle	50.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.50 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	2025-03-20 17:38:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.482779°, -83.644447°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	9.53 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	313.80 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.46 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.22 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	6.21 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.24 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.42 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.14 K
Similar Pixel Count	21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.70 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	0.87
Maximum Radiative Power	9.53 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	28.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	23.10°
Mean Glint Angle	50.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.50 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	2025-03-20 17:38:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.228889°, -80.211670°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	16.72 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	320.05 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.93 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.76 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	7.27 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.74 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.98 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.30 K
Similar Pixel Count	24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.40 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.43
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	16.72 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	26.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	22.90°
Mean Glint Angle	49.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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