Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-01-07
Time:	17:26:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-01-07 17:31:01 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260071726172_e20260071728545_c20260071729043.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260071721172_e20260071723545_c20260071724057.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	4

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	VA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Chesterfield County, VA
NWS WFO	Wakefield VA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-07 17:26:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	37.334446°, -77.298058°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Chesterfield County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	13.85 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk (Detection is near a solar farm)
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	299.12 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.05 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.30 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.64 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.51 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.39 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.88 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.23
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.67
Maximum Radiative Power	13.85 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	43.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	59.60°
Mean Glint Angle	102.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MD-DE-VAe-NCe_750_m WV-KYe-VAw-NCw-TNe-SCn_750_m
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Basic Information
State/Province(s)	NC
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Hoke County, NC
NWS WFO	Raleigh NC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-07 17:27:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	35.096111°, -79.120003°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Hoke County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	7.03 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	301.62 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.16 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.90 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.47 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.67 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.33 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.78 K
Similar Pixel Count	5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.00 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	7.03 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	41.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	57.30°
Mean Glint Angle	98.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	WV-KYe-VAw-NCw-TNe-SCn_750_m
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Basic Information
State/Province(s)	OK
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Pontotoc County, OK
NWS WFO	Norman OK
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-07 17:27:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	34.693611°, -96.774719°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Pontotoc County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	15.29 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	299.28 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.78 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.94 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.07 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.80 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.02 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.03 K
Similar Pixel Count	20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.40 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	0.99
Maximum Radiative Power	15.29 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	46.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	59.10°
Mean Glint Angle	104.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.80 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
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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	2026-01-07 17:28:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.686666°, -81.130836°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	9.11 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	308.76 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.50 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.63 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	7.62 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.90 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.12 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.56 K
Similar Pixel Count	22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.65
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.73
Maximum Radiative Power	9.11 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	27.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	44.90°
Mean Glint Angle	71.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental