Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-01-28
Time:	17:51:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-01-28 17:56:07 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260281751179_e20260281753552_c20260281754056.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260281746179_e20260281748552_c20260281749042.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	13

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	KS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Allen County, KS
NWS WFO	Wichita KS
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 17:51:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	37.804165°, -95.232498°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Allen County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	11.30 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	282.49 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	8.68 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	6.34 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.99 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.44 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.12 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.09 K
Similar Pixel Count	1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.80 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	0.93
Maximum Radiative Power	11.30 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	48.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	56.90°
Mean Glint Angle	103.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.10 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	NC
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Wilson County, NC
NWS WFO	Raleigh NC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 17:52:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	35.710556°, -77.911110°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Wilson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	4.84 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Likely an Urban Source
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	285.70 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.80 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.10 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.67 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.12 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.45 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.60 K
Similar Pixel Count	23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.48
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.96
Maximum Radiative Power	4.84 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	41.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	54.30°
Mean Glint Angle	95.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	WV-KYe-VAw-NCw-TNe-SCn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	NC
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Hoke County, NC
NWS WFO	Raleigh NC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 17:52:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	35.122223°, -79.281944°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Hoke County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.15 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	287.29 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.86 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.44 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.64 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.25 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.96 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.28 K
Similar Pixel Count	9
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.50 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	6.15 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	41.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	53.60°
Mean Glint Angle	94.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.30 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)	Florence County, SC
NWS WFO	Wilmington NC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 17:52:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	34.217777°, -79.635277°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Florence County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.40 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	289.34 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.83 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.80 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.10 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.31 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.01 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.05 K
Similar Pixel Count	23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.75
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	5.40 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	52.70°
Mean Glint Angle	92.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m WV-KYe-VAw-NCw-TNe-SCn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	AL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Crenshaw County, AL
NWS WFO	Mobile AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 17:52:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.831667°, -86.359726°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Crenshaw County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.34 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	291.80 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.08 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.77 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.22 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.22 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.06 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.57 K
Similar Pixel Count	12
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.63
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	5.34 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	50.10°
Mean Glint Angle	87.80°
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)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Turner County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 17:52:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.762222°, -83.606110°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Turner County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	12.90 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	296.84 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.90 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.33 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	16.17 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.65 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.54 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.00 K
Similar Pixel Count	10
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.40 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.47
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.38
Maximum Radiative Power	12.90 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	50.00°
Mean Glint Angle	87.10°
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)	AL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Coffee County, AL
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 17:52:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.472221°, -85.838608°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Coffee County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.30 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	292.87 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.00 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.62 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.08 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.31 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.58 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.51 K
Similar Pixel Count	11
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.75
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.96
Maximum Radiative Power	5.30 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	49.70°
Mean Glint Angle	86.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.10 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	TX
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Burnet County, TX
NWS WFO	Austin/San Antonio TX
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 17:52:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.945555°, -97.988052°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Burnet County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.50 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	291.96 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.01 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.38 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.33 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.07 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.66 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.61 K
Similar Pixel Count	8
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.40 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.39
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	8.50 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	44.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	50.80°
Mean Glint Angle	92.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.60 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXe-LA-ARs_750_m TXw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	MS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Hancock County, MS
NWS WFO	New Orleans LA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 17:52:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.490555°, -89.628609°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Hancock County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	10.67 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	294.11 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.66 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.49 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.56 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.89 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.20 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.02 K
Similar Pixel Count	3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.26
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	10.67 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	48.90°
Mean Glint Angle	86.20°
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)	TX
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Gillespie County, TX
NWS WFO	Austin/San Antonio TX
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 17:52:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.465834°, -98.794441°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Gillespie County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.68 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	293.85 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.18 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.48 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.48 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.33 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.66 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.22 K
Similar Pixel Count	23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.26
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	6.68 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	44.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	50.50°
Mean Glint Angle	92.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.60 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	LA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Plaquemines Parish, LA
NWS WFO	New Orleans LA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 17:52:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	29.789444°, -89.840279°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Plaquemines Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	13.37 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	292.18 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	6.62 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.21 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	4.87 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.28 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.48 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.38 K
Similar Pixel Count	1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.09
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	13.37 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	48.30°
Mean Glint Angle	84.90°
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)	FL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Levy County, FL
NWS WFO	Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 17:52:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	29.550833°, -82.731392°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Levy County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	85.82 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	313.31 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	13.76 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	8.06 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	27.49 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	21.35 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.39 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.41 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	11.60 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	43.06 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	35.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	47.80°
Mean Glint Angle	82.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	9.80 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	FLs_750_m SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	TX
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Jim Wells County, TX
NWS WFO	Corpus Christi TX
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 17:52:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	27.943333°, -98.214447°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Jim Wells County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.44 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	304.11 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	1.63 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	0.98 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.06 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.59 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.48 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.28 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	0.51
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	5.44 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	41.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	48.00°
Mean Glint Angle	86.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXs_750_m
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