Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-01-08
Time:	19:56:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-01-08 20:01:08 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260081956173_e20260081958546_c20260081959037.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260081951173_e20260081953546_c20260081954025.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	6

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	MT
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Silver Bow County, MT
NWS WFO	Missoula MT
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-08 19:56:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	45.836666°, -112.467499°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Silver Bow County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	88.39 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	296.47 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	22.21 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.14 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	31.76 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	40.44 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	21.87 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.48 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.62
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.88
Maximum Radiative Power	88.39 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	64.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	68.10°
Mean Glint Angle	111.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	9.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	IDn-MTw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	TX
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Van Zandt County, TX
NWS WFO	Fort Worth TX
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-08 19:57:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.395557°, -95.954170°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Van Zandt County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	73.07 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	312.29 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	14.32 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	18.45 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	20.44 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	27.06 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.37 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.96 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	16.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.98
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	73.07 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	44.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	58.30°
Mean Glint Angle	85.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	11.10 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXe-LA-ARs_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	LA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Pointe Coupee Parish, LA
NWS WFO	New Orleans LA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-08 19:57:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.537500°, -91.521942°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Pointe Coupee Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	359.92 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	315.64 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	30.27 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	9.38 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	21.53 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	51.80 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	29.54 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.54 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	41.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.91
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.98
Maximum Radiative Power	213.67 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	58.20°
Mean Glint Angle	83.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXe-LA-ARs_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	LA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Iberville Parish, LA
NWS WFO	New Orleans LA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-08 19:57:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.252501°, -91.122498°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Iberville Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	75.72 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	305.54 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	15.81 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	13.90 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.46 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	36.71 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.54 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.11 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	12.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.37
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.79
Maximum Radiative Power	75.72 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	58.20°
Mean Glint Angle	82.80°
Water Fraction	1.00
Total Pixel Area	5.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m TXe-LA-ARs_750_m
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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	2026-01-08 19:58:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	21.773056°, -78.828888°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	14.35 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	307.35 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.90 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.77 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.07 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.27 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.16 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.99 K
Similar Pixel Count	20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.00 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.36
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.65
Maximum Radiative Power	14.35 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	25.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	57.80°
Mean Glint Angle	75.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.40 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	2026-01-08 19:58:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	21.384722°, -78.266113°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.24 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	306.41 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.74 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.82 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	7.86 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.84 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.19 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.67 K
Similar Pixel Count	12
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.50 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	8.24 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	25.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	57.90°
Mean Glint Angle	75.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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