Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-01-13
Time:	16:11:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-01-13 16:16:00 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260131611178_e20260131613551_c20260131614033.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260131606178_e20260131608551_c20260131609046.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	9

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	NC
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Chatham County, NC
NWS WFO	Raleigh NC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-13 16:12:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	35.570835°, -79.516945°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Chatham County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	7.05 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	289.99 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.10 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.10 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.06 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.07 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.01 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.23 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.54
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	3.67 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	41.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	59.60°
Mean Glint Angle	100.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.70 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	WV-KYe-VAw-NCw-TNe-SCn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	SC
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Barnwell County, SC
NWS WFO	Columbia SC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-13 16:12:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.413334°, -81.401390°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Barnwell County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	18.27 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	294.75 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.64 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.87 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.41 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.98 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.21 K
Similar Pixel Count	4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.76
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.94
Maximum Radiative Power	9.51 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	58.20°
Mean Glint Angle	97.20°
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)	SC
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Jasper County, SC
NWS WFO	Charleston SC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-13 16:12:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.574444°, -80.864441°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Jasper County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.91 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	291.47 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.25 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.33 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	8.68 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.72 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.59 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.51 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.40 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	6.91 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	57.30°
Mean Glint Angle	95.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.10 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)	Taylor County, GA
NWS WFO	Peachtree City GA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-13 16:12:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.501110°, -84.383057°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Taylor County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	4.70 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	293.24 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.36 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.24 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.32 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.14 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.12 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.63 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	0.95
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	4.70 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	58.40°
Mean Glint Angle	97.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.20 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)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Laurens County, GA
NWS WFO	Peachtree City GA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-13 16:12:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.431667°, -82.787224°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Laurens County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	9.42 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	294.00 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.50 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.94 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.13 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.98 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.37 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.15 K
Similar Pixel Count	3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.08
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	9.42 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	57.80°
Mean Glint Angle	96.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.10 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)	Tift County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-13 16:12:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.456944°, -83.418610°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Tift County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	3.80 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	295.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.14 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.57 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.61 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.79 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.30 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.74 K
Similar Pixel Count	18
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.87
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.99
Maximum Radiative Power	3.80 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	57.10°
Mean Glint Angle	94.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.10 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	AL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Dale County, AL
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-13 16:12:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.469444°, -85.660004°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Dale County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	3.31 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	291.41 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.54 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.90 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	8.14 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.12 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.03 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.13 K
Similar Pixel Count	17
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.81
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.99
Maximum Radiative Power	3.31 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	58.00°
Mean Glint Angle	96.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.10 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Berrien County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-13 16:12:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.384722°, -83.212502°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Berrien County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.26 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	295.00 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.91 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.10 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.41 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.18 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.98 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.02 K
Similar Pixel Count	15
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.10 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	6.26 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	57.00°
Mean Glint Angle	94.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.10 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)	Thomas County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-13 16:12:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.888056°, -84.017776°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Thomas County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.60 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	292.39 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.27 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.97 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	7.56 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.43 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.01 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.69 K
Similar Pixel Count	5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.10
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	6.60 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	56.80°
Mean Glint Angle	93.90°
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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