Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-01-09
Time:	20:51:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-01-09 20:55:56 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260092051174_e20260092053547_c20260092054053.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260092046174_e20260092048547_c20260092049040.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	8

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	KS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Crawford County, KS
NWS WFO	Springfield MO
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-09 20:51:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	37.510834°, -95.058609°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Crawford County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.99 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	288.43 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.99 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	7.37 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	8.08 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.71 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.63 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.43 K
Similar Pixel Count	6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.61
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	5.99 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	48.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	68.50°
Mean Glint Angle	91.90°
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)	SC
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Berkeley County, SC
NWS WFO	Charleston SC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-09 20:52:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.375278°, -79.940552°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Berkeley County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	36.62 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	303.21 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	11.97 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	10.41 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.56 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	23.36 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.47 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.51 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	8.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.68
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.83
Maximum Radiative Power	36.62 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	73.80°
Mean Glint Angle	96.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	TX
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Howard County, TX
NWS WFO	Midland/Odessa TX
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-09 20:52:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.373333°, -101.578331°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Howard County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.04 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	VIIRS Static Sources
Event Priority Ranking	5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	299.91 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.52 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.24 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	16.37 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.16 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.22 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.82 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.70
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	6.04 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	47.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	61.20°
Mean Glint Angle	81.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.90 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Chihuahua
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-09 20:52:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.642500°, -107.864166°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Nuevo Casas Grandes (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	11.13 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	300.40 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.52 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.28 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	18.59 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.97 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.79 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.79 K
Similar Pixel Count	14
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.90 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	0.90
Maximum Radiative Power	11.13 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	50.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	57.20°
Mean Glint Angle	78.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.30 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 20:53:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.749166°, -81.214165°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	18.95 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	307.73 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	7.79 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.94 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.70 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.43 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.79 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.00 K
Similar Pixel Count	11
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.95
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.36
Maximum Radiative Power	18.95 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	27.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	66.00°
Mean Glint Angle	79.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.50 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 20:53:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.602501°, -83.270836°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	17.88 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	306.67 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	7.52 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	6.65 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.25 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.34 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.52 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.83 K
Similar Pixel Count	4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.70 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	17.88 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	28.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	64.50°
Mean Glint Angle	76.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.50 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 20:53:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	21.955833°, -78.794998°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.79 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	301.11 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.88 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.73 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	4.82 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.57 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.92 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.10 K
Similar Pixel Count	6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.58
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	6.79 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	26.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	67.30°
Mean Glint Angle	81.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.50 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 20:53:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	21.304445°, -78.440834°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	9.38 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	303.13 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.41 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.73 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	6.48 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.47 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.75 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.74 K
Similar Pixel Count	18
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.75
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.94
Maximum Radiative Power	9.38 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	25.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	67.20°
Mean Glint Angle	80.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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