Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2025-04-21
Time:	15:11:17
Production Date and Time:	2025-04-21 15:16:11 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20251111511176_e20251111513549_c20251111514033.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20251111506176_e20251111508549_c20251111509037.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	7

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	ME
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Washington County, ME
NWS WFO	Caribou ME
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-04-21 15:11:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	44.763054°, -67.207497°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Washington County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	17.34 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	294.41 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	7.64 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	6.93 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.27 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.99 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.86 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.39 K
Similar Pixel Count	1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	6.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.93
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.80
Maximum Radiative Power	17.34 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	52.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	37.00°
Mean Glint Angle	82.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.60 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	ME-VT-NH_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Walton County, GA
NWS WFO	Peachtree City GA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-04-21 15:12:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.658890°, -83.663612°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Walton County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	24.12 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	303.09 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	7.06 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	6.04 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.53 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	17.76 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.53 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.89 K
Similar Pixel Count	9
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.30 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	0.58
Maximum Radiative Power	24.12 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	39.20°
Mean Glint Angle	71.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	McDuffie County, GA
NWS WFO	Columbia SC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-04-21 15:12:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.619720°, -82.571114°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	McDuffie County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.20 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	300.68 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.82 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.52 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	7.52 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.30 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.95 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.14 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.70 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	8.20 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	38.40°
Mean Glint Angle	70.00°
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)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Bryan County, GA
NWS WFO	Charleston SC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-04-21 15:12:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.992500°, -81.438332°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Bryan County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	17.45 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	302.01 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.45 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.54 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	5.84 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	20.70 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.25 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.72 K
Similar Pixel Count	14
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.67
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.92
Maximum Radiative Power	17.45 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	36.80°
Mean Glint Angle	66.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.10 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	TX
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Taylor County, TX
NWS WFO	San Angelo TX
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-04-21 15:12:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.333057°, -100.026947°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Taylor County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	7.73 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	298.61 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.34 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.83 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	7.73 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.99 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.70 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.20 K
Similar Pixel Count	4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.60 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	7.73 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	46.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	51.80°
Mean Glint Angle	91.40°
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)	TX
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	San Saba County, TX
NWS WFO	San Angelo TX
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-04-21 15:12:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.926945°, -98.789444°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	San Saba County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	18.82 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	301.39 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.57 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.21 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	8.16 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.84 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.26 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.09 K
Similar Pixel Count	4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.50 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.09
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	18.82 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	44.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	50.50°
Mean Glint Angle	88.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	11.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXw_750_m
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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 (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-04-21 15:13:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	18.909721°, -70.018059°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	17.28 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	308.70 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	6.45 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.84 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.86 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.15 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.51 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.57 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.75
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	17.28 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	23.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	22.30°
Mean Glint Angle	31.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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