Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2025-12-20
Time:	19:46:18
Production Date and Time:	2025-12-20 19:51:03 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253541946182_e20253541948555_c20253541949045.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253541941182_e20253541943555_c20253541944050.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	5

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Cook County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-12-20 19:47:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.178612°, -83.367500°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Cook County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	17.02 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	298.48 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.96 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.64 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.67 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.54 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.67 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.03 K
Similar Pixel Count	4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.10 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	8.64 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	63.60°
Mean Glint Angle	89.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.10 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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Basic Information
State/Province(s)	LA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	St. Landry Parish, LA
NWS WFO	Lake Charles LA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-12-20 19:47:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.475555°, -91.783607°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	St. Landry Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	325.29 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	323.65 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	24.99 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	37.36 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	31.51 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	33.48 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	23.89 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	23.17 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	25.00 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	0.94
Maximum Radiative Power	108.66 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	59.20°
Mean Glint Angle	84.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	20.90 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXe-LA-ARs_750_m
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Basic Information
State/Province(s)	LA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	St. James Parish, LA
NWS WFO	New Orleans LA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-12-20 19:47:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.039167°, -90.786392°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	St. James Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	28.90 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	307.03 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	8.61 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	12.49 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.71 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	21.30 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.24 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.75 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.22
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.70
Maximum Radiative Power	28.90 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	59.20°
Mean Glint Angle	83.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m TXe-LA-ARs_750_m
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Basic Information
State/Province(s)	TX
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Starr County, TX
NWS WFO	Brownsville TX
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-12-20 19:47:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	26.332500°, -98.566109°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Starr County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	9.19 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	312.91 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.68 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.94 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	15.63 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.98 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.49 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.65 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.50 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	0.90
Maximum Radiative Power	9.19 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	53.00°
Mean Glint Angle	75.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXs_750_m
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Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Tamaulipas
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	Nuevo Morelos, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2025-12-20 19:48:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.514999°, -99.238335°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Nuevo Morelos (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	9.63 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	304.60 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.37 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.72 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	6.35 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.57 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.03 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.26 K
Similar Pixel Count	13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.80 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	9.63 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	49.20°
Mean Glint Angle	68.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.10 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental