Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-01-12
Time:	17:31:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-01-12 17:36:03 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260121731177_e20260121733550_c20260121734042.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260121726177_e20260121728550_c20260121729058.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	8

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	MO
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Nodaway County, MO
NWS WFO	Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-12 17:31:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	40.556110°, -94.796669°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Nodaway County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	3.86 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	290.80 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	1.47 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.43 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.82 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.77 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.46 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.14 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.51
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	3.86 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	51.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	63.40°
Mean Glint Angle	113.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MNs-IA-MOnw-NEe_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	IL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Perry County, IL
NWS WFO	Paducah KY
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-12 17:31:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	38.031387°, -89.548058°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Perry County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	4.76 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	290.34 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	1.43 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.59 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.48 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.48 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.19 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.31 K
Similar Pixel Count	24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.50 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.05
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	4.76 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	46.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	60.10°
Mean Glint Angle	105.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.80 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	ILs-INs-KYw-TNw-_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	AR
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Baxter County, AR
NWS WFO	Little Rock AR
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-12 17:32:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	36.130280°, -92.204445°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Baxter County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	9.28 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: RX Bethel Springs (HIGH, tdiff=0.1233 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	293.85 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.42 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.04 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.15 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.16 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.78 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.25 K
Similar Pixel Count	1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.31
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	9.28 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	45.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	58.60°
Mean Glint Angle	103.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.70 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	OK
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Pontotoc County, OK
NWS WFO	Norman OK
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-12 17:32:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	34.538887°, -96.574448°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Pontotoc County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.13 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	295.77 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	1.70 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.28 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.38 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.00 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.11 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.26 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.00 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.28
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	5.13 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	46.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	58.00°
Mean Glint Angle	102.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.80 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	TX
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Smith County, TX
NWS WFO	Shreveport LA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-12 17:32:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.441113°, -95.215836°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Smith County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	7.56 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	293.70 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.39 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.30 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.18 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.29 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.74 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.02 K
Similar Pixel Count	11
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.23
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	7.56 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	43.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	55.70°
Mean Glint Angle	97.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXe-LA-ARs_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	MS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Pearl River County, MS
NWS WFO	New Orleans LA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-12 17:32:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.806667°, -89.414444°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Pearl River County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	15.88 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	293.39 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	8.02 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.49 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.41 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.78 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.30 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.69 K
Similar Pixel Count	3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	9.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.52
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.81
Maximum Radiative Power	15.88 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	53.00°
Mean Glint Angle	91.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	LA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Terrebonne Parish, LA
NWS WFO	New Orleans LA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-12 17:32:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	29.548056°, -91.098335°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Terrebonne Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	12.22 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	297.11 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	6.48 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.93 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.87 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.68 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.44 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.04 K
Similar Pixel Count	9
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.96
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	12.22 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	52.00°
Mean Glint Angle	89.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.10 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)	Sonora
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	Hermosillo, Sonora
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-12 17:32:48UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	28.878611°, -111.433609°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Hermosillo (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	20.48 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	307.06 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.87 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.57 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.21 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.62 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.19 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.36 K
Similar Pixel Count	23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.20 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	20.48 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	52.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	58.40°
Mean Glint Angle	107.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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