Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-01-28
Time:	20:26:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-01-28 20:31:08 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260282026179_e20260282028552_c20260282029054.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260282021179_e20260282023552_c20260282024045.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	12

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	WY
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Carbon County, WY
NWS WFO	Cheyenne WY
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 20:26:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	41.130833°, -107.172501°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Carbon County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	28.48 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	288.37 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	15.50 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	7.41 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	20.41 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	29.07 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.68 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.98 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.30 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	0.60
Maximum Radiative Power	28.48 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	58.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	61.30°
Mean Glint Angle	95.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	7.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	WY-UTne-COnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	KS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Jackson County, KS
NWS WFO	Topeka KS
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 20:26:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	39.548054°, -95.595558°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Jackson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	14.46 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	280.73 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	6.07 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	12.49 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.96 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.84 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.08 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.27 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	0.51
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.92
Maximum Radiative Power	14.46 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	50.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	63.40°
Mean Glint Angle	93.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	12.60 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MNs-IA-MOnw-NEe_750_m MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	OK
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Pontotoc County, OK
NWS WFO	Norman OK
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 20:27:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	34.563889°, -96.582222°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Pontotoc County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	7.23 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	286.37 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.01 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.41 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.09 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.22 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.28 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.73 K
Similar Pixel Count	3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.90 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	0.70
Maximum Radiative Power	7.23 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	46.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	58.60°
Mean Glint Angle	84.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.80 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	AL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Dallas County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 20:27:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.344166°, -87.319725°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Dallas County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	4.11 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	287.55 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	1.93 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.20 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.63 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.52 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.33 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.59 K
Similar Pixel Count	3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.22
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	4.11 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	61.30°
Mean Glint Angle	84.30°
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)	Crisp County, GA
NWS WFO	Peachtree City GA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 20:27:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.835556°, -83.813889°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Crisp County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	36.33 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	298.56 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	10.33 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	9.10 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	20.30 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.13 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.70 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.15 K
Similar Pixel Count	3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	8.00 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.91
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.41
Maximum Radiative Power	19.65 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	62.80°
Mean Glint Angle	85.80°
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)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Berrien County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 20:27:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.431667°, -83.261391°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Berrien County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	10.28 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	293.95 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.14 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.54 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	15.37 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.29 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.74 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.81 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	0.80
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	10.28 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	62.90°
Mean Glint Angle	85.60°
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)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Lanier County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 20:27:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.083055°, -83.137779°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Lanier County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.06 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)	2.74 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.64 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.49 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.39 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.66 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.90 K
Similar Pixel Count	5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.56
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.99
Maximum Radiative Power	5.06 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	62.70°
Mean Glint Angle	85.10°
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)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Brooks County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 20:27:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.745277°, -83.673058°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Brooks County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	11.13 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	293.03 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	999.99 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	-999.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.64 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.23 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	999.99 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	-999.00 K
Similar Pixel Count	10
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	-0.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.00
Maximum Radiative Power	5.61 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	62.10°
Mean Glint Angle	84.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.00 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)	Brooks County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 20:27:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.698055°, -83.558891°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Brooks County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.05 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	292.77 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.13 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.81 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.72 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.80 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.34 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.69 K
Similar Pixel Count	3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.29
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	6.05 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	62.20°
Mean Glint Angle	84.10°
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)	LA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Vermilion Parish, LA
NWS WFO	Lake Charles LA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 20:27:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.097778°, -92.184998°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Vermilion Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.79 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	292.98 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.30 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.99 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.98 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.81 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.20 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.07 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.55
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	5.79 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	56.90°
Mean Glint Angle	77.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.20 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)	Live Oak County, TX
NWS WFO	Corpus Christi TX
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 20:27:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	28.340000°, -98.109169°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Live Oak County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.78 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	305.06 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.80 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.05 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	17.68 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.15 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.39 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.27 K
Similar Pixel Count	24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.40 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.65
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	6.78 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	41.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	52.60°
Mean Glint Angle	73.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXs_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 (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-01-28 20:27:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	28.292223°, -106.929169°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Cusihuiriachi (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	110.66 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	314.56 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	16.83 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	12.12 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	27.95 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	26.44 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.45 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.13 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	14.00 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.98
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.63
Maximum Radiative Power	65.18 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	48.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	49.20°
Mean Glint Angle	74.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	12.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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