Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-01-12
Time:	15:46:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-01-12 15:51:01 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260121546177_e20260121548550_c20260121549030.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260121541177_e20260121543550_c20260121544045.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	6

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	MO
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	St. Charles County, MO
NWS WFO	St Louis MO
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-12 15:46:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	38.625832°, -90.878891°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	St. Charles County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	10.62 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	287.68 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.74 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	6.28 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.75 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.92 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.79 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.30 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	6.20 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	10.62 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	47.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	69.10°
Mean Glint Angle	116.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.00 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)	MO
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Cole County, MO
NWS WFO	St Louis MO
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-12 15:46:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	38.538334°, -92.258888°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Cole County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.47 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	284.51 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.15 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.99 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	8.14 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.68 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.11 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.60 K
Similar Pixel Count	4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.49
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	5.47 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	48.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	69.70°
Mean Glint Angle	117.10°
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)	KS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Harper County, KS
NWS WFO	Wichita KS
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-12 15:46:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	37.137501°, -97.985832°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Harper County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	13.55 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	284.51 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.20 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.40 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	4.28 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.53 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.76 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.04 K
Similar Pixel Count	10
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.20 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	0.89
Maximum Radiative Power	13.55 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	49.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	71.50°
Mean Glint Angle	120.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	12.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	KSsw-COse-OKw-TXnw_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)	Washington County, GA
NWS WFO	Peachtree City GA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-12 15:47:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.048611°, -82.850281°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Washington County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	34.17 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	288.12 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	9.79 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.50 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	8.82 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	23.03 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.93 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.47 K
Similar Pixel Count	7
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	5.50 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.41
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	18.82 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	60.90°
Mean Glint Angle	99.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Washington County, GA
NWS WFO	Peachtree City GA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-12 15:47:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.974724°, -82.685555°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Washington County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	17.29 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	286.31 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.34 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.60 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	7.31 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	18.69 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.85 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.92 K
Similar Pixel Count	15
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.45
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	8.77 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	60.70°
Mean Glint Angle	98.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Emanuel County, GA
NWS WFO	Peachtree City GA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-12 15:47:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.589722°, -82.245277°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Emanuel County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	17.70 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	293.90 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	9.89 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.92 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	15.08 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.32 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.56 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.61 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.40 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	0.93
Maximum Radiative Power	17.70 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	60.20°
Mean Glint Angle	97.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.10 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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