Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-01-28
Time:	19:36:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-01-28 19:41:19 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260281936179_e20260281938552_c20260281939034.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260281931179_e20260281933552_c20260281934066.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	9

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	KS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Rice County, KS
NWS WFO	Wichita KS
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 19:36:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	38.270557°, -98.259445°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Rice County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	26.24 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	286.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	11.87 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	11.13 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	15.27 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	26.06 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.59 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.12 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	20.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.40
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.80
Maximum Radiative Power	26.24 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	50.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	57.70°
Mean Glint Angle	95.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	KSsw-COse-OKw-TXnw_750_m MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Emanuel County, GA
NWS WFO	Peachtree City GA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 19:37:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.661945°, -82.341393°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Emanuel County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.46 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	291.36 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.04 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.26 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.03 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.14 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.01 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.31 K
Similar Pixel Count	6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.50 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.50
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.82
Maximum Radiative Power	5.46 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	57.80°
Mean Glint Angle	87.60°
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)	TX
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Stephens County, TX
NWS WFO	Fort Worth TX
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 19:37:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.895832°, -98.578331°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Stephens County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	9.70 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	288.86 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.95 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.08 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.68 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.58 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.07 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.22 K
Similar Pixel Count	1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.20 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	0.88
Maximum Radiative Power	9.70 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	46.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	52.50°
Mean Glint Angle	85.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.80 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Bryan County, GA
NWS WFO	Charleston SC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 19:37:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.993610°, -81.548889°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Bryan County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.16 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	291.75 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.27 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.94 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.67 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.38 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.22 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.36 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.61
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	6.16 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	57.60°
Mean Glint Angle	86.70°
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)	Baker County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 19:37:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.332222°, -84.376945°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Baker County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	19.10 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	299.87 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	8.59 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.58 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	20.23 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.07 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.28 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.82 K
Similar Pixel Count	4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.68
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.21
Maximum Radiative Power	19.10 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	55.70°
Mean Glint Angle	84.00°
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)	TX
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Limestone County, TX
NWS WFO	Fort Worth TX
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 19:37:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.610556°, -96.385559°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Limestone County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	9.96 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	292.77 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	1.81 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.46 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.39 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.30 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.16 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.61 K
Similar Pixel Count	17
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.38
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	5.16 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	43.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	51.80°
Mean Glint Angle	82.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	11.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXe-LA-ARs_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	TX
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Houston County, TX
NWS WFO	Houston/Galveston TX
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 19:37:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.262222°, -95.712502°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Houston County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.55 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	296.05 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.05 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.63 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	17.13 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.13 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.12 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.19 K
Similar Pixel Count	12
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.30 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	0.79
Maximum Radiative Power	6.55 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	42.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	51.60°
Mean Glint Angle	81.70°
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)	FL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Jackson County, FL
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 19:37:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.865278°, -85.469719°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Jackson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	67.30 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	313.97 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	23.49 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	26.37 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	34.35 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	27.20 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	22.80 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	54.79 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	22.50 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.93
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	67.30 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	54.90°
Mean Glint Angle	82.60°
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)	Unknown
Country/Countries	Haiti
County/Locality(s)	Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 19:38:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	19.158611°, -72.483887°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	12.69 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	310.83 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.54 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.82 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	7.24 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.16 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.90 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.13 K
Similar Pixel Count	24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.00 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	12.69 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	22.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	53.10°
Mean Glint Angle	71.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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