Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-01-16
Time:	18:56:16
Production Date and Time:	2026-01-16 19:01:04 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260161856165_e20260161858538_c20260161859041.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260161851165_e20260161853538_c20260161854008.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	7

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Terrell County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-16 18:57:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.728333°, -84.446114°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Terrell County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	2.47 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	294.36 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.39 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.89 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.46 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.93 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.62 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.68 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.83
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	2.47 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	55.10°
Mean Glint Angle	87.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.10 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)	Baker County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-16 18:57:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.382500°, -84.626663°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Baker County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	12.45 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	299.07 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	6.18 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.87 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	15.40 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.68 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.72 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.58 K
Similar Pixel Count	4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	5.50 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	0.79
Maximum Radiative Power	12.45 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	54.70°
Mean Glint Angle	86.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.10 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)	Colquitt County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-16 18:57:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.136667°, -83.671112°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Colquitt County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	9.95 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	296.65 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.55 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.04 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.01 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.82 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.07 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.83 K
Similar Pixel Count	4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.00 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	0.98
Maximum Radiative Power	9.95 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	54.80°
Mean Glint Angle	86.70°
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)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Grady County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-16 18:57:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.076666°, -84.281113°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Grady County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	14.42 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	301.43 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	7.62 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.06 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	17.88 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.75 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.71 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.91 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.82
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.82
Maximum Radiative Power	14.42 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	54.60°
Mean Glint Angle	86.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.10 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)	Camden County, GA
NWS WFO	Jacksonville FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-16 18:57:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.949722°, -81.616669°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Camden County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	4.22 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	290.11 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.35 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.82 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	5.81 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.35 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.37 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.64 K
Similar Pixel Count	5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.57
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	4.22 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	36.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	55.30°
Mean Glint Angle	86.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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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	2026-01-16 18:58:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.758612°, -82.376945°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	29.30 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	305.77 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	9.42 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.25 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.17 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	27.69 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.30 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.18 K
Similar Pixel Count	13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	7.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.46
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.81
Maximum Radiative Power	29.30 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	28.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	47.50°
Mean Glint Angle	69.90°
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)	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	El Higo, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-16 18:58:18UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	21.711666°, -98.501114°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	El Higo (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	14.22 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	305.26 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.71 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.71 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.46 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.00 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.62 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.11 K
Similar Pixel Count	22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.62
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.90
Maximum Radiative Power	14.22 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	36.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	42.70°
Mean Glint Angle	69.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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