Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-01-09
Time:	19:51:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-01-09 19:55:57 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260091951174_e20260091953547_c20260091954055.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260091946174_e20260091948547_c20260091949046.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	2026-01-09 19:51:19UTC
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	196.09 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	293.85 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	23.17 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	7.46 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	27.77 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	47.17 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	22.64 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.77 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	17.00 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.85
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.97
Maximum Radiative Power	105.88 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	64.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	67.90°
Mean Glint Angle	111.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	18.70 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	IDn-MTw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	MO
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Vernon County, MO
NWS WFO	Springfield MO
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-09 19:51:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	37.716667°, -94.298889°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Vernon County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	4.74 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	290.97 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.35 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	6.52 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.49 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.73 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.84 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.15 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	0.80
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.98
Maximum Radiative Power	4.74 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	48.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	63.10°
Mean Glint Angle	96.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	AR
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Lawrence County, AR
NWS WFO	Little Rock AR
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-09 19:52:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	36.070278°, -91.057777°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Lawrence County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	45.14 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	290.51 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	13.00 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	8.03 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	6.99 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	26.99 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.86 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.42 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	14.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.44
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.88
Maximum Radiative Power	45.14 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	45.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	62.70°
Mean Glint Angle	93.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.70 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	ILs-INs-KYw-TNw-_750_m MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Decatur County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-09 19:52:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.871111°, -84.411667°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Decatur County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	27.10 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	306.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	9.02 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	11.66 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.28 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	17.47 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.43 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.60 K
Similar Pixel Count	6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	8.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.88
Maximum Radiative Power	27.10 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	61.00°
Mean Glint Angle	87.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.00 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)	Tamaulipas
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	Matamoros, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-09 19:52:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	25.459167°, -97.495552°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Matamoros (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	10.01 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	306.77 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.31 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.28 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	6.85 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.93 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.95 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.36 K
Similar Pixel Count	19
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.90 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	0.98
Maximum Radiative Power	10.01 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	50.80°
Mean Glint Angle	72.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.10 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	2026-01-09 19:53:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	21.714167°, -79.300278°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	15.38 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	309.43 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.86 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.33 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.12 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.72 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.78 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.93 K
Similar Pixel Count	12
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.40 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	0.95
Maximum Radiative Power	15.38 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	26.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	56.60°
Mean Glint Angle	74.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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