Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-01-16
Time:	20:01:16
Production Date and Time:	2026-01-16 20:06:00 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260162001165_e20260162003538_c20260162004027.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260161956165_e20260161958538_c20260161959019.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	7

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	SC
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Clarendon County, SC
NWS WFO	Columbia SC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-16 20:02:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.692223°, -80.456665°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Clarendon County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	3.98 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	287.81 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.73 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.77 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.03 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.22 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.93 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.24 K
Similar Pixel Count	6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.00 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.85
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.97
Maximum Radiative Power	3.98 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	65.20°
Mean Glint Angle	93.70°
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)	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 20:02:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.749722°, -84.315277°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Terrell County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	10.63 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	293.60 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.78 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.58 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.11 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.01 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.80 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.39 K
Similar Pixel Count	6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	-1.20 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	10.63 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	61.70°
Mean Glint Angle	87.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.20 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)	CA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Imperial County, CA
NWS WFO	Phoenix AZ
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-16 20:02:17UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.745277°, -115.377220°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Imperial County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	30.29 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	309.13 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.67 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.09 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.66 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.84 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.69 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.52 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	6.00 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.14
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	30.29 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	57.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	53.60°
Mean Glint Angle	91.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	7.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	AZsw-CAse_750_m CAs_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	CA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Imperial County, CA
NWS WFO	Phoenix AZ
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-16 20:02:17UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.711945°, -115.617775°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Imperial County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	83.30 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	318.90 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	11.89 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	7.08 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	22.99 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	18.74 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.17 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.45 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	13.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.34
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	83.30 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	57.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	53.60°
Mean Glint Angle	91.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	7.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	AZsw-CAse_750_m CAs_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Lowndes County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-16 20:02:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.875555°, -83.117226°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Lowndes County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	9.41 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	294.21 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.22 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.08 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.83 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.14 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.55 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.75 K
Similar Pixel Count	5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.50 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.32
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	9.41 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	61.60°
Mean Glint Angle	86.80°
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)	Chihuahua
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	Cusihuiriachi, Chihuahua
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-16 20:02:48UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	28.276667°, -107.083336°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Cusihuiriachi (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	91.19 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	315.39 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	11.37 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	6.35 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	26.24 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	17.71 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.85 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.00 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	10.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.78
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.65
Maximum Radiative Power	47.30 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	48.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	50.20°
Mean Glint Angle	79.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	12.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Chihuahua
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	Cusihuiriachi, Chihuahua
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-16 20:02:48UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	28.117500°, -107.019447°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Cusihuiriachi (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	81.93 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	315.84 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	11.65 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	6.36 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	25.21 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	18.25 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.18 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.68 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	11.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.80
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.52
Maximum Radiative Power	49.41 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	48.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	50.10°
Mean Glint Angle	78.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	12.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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