Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-01-08
Time:	18:46:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-01-08 18:50:58 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260081846173_e20260081848546_c20260081849009.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260081841173_e20260081843546_c20260081844029.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	3

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	LA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Ascension Parish, LA
NWS WFO	New Orleans LA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-08 18:47:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.114445°, -91.072777°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Ascension Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	123.76 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	318.66 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	17.86 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	11.68 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	22.91 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	29.27 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.74 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.15 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	13.50 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.99
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.93
Maximum Radiative Power	65.09 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	52.90°
Mean Glint Angle	85.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m TXe-LA-ARs_750_m
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Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Chihuahua
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-08 18:47:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	28.656666°, -107.025002°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Cuauhtémoc (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.90 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	305.91 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.99 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.84 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	17.99 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.23 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.78 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.52 K
Similar Pixel Count	22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.79
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.71
Maximum Radiative Power	5.90 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	48.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	51.20°
Mean Glint Angle	90.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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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	2026-01-08 18:48:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.514444°, -99.215553°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Nuevo Morelos (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	18.59 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	310.08 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	7.16 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.75 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	7.99 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.37 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.16 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.70 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	5.30 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	18.59 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	44.60°
Mean Glint Angle	73.40°
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