Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-02-24
Time:	15:06:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-02-24 15:10:59 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260551506177_e20260551508550_c20260551509034.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260551501177_e20260551503550_c20260551504041.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	11

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	NC
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Columbus County, NC
NWS WFO	Wilmington NC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-24 15:07:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	34.355835°, -78.511665°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Columbus County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	7.80 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	285.70 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.33 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.53 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.56 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.19 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.92 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.11 K
Similar Pixel Count	1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	6.00 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.12
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	7.80 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	55.40°
Mean Glint Angle	89.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.20 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)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Bulloch County, GA
NWS WFO	Charleston SC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-24 15:07:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.349998°, -81.911667°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Bulloch County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	3.73 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)	3.15 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.32 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.75 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.45 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.70 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.71 K
Similar Pixel Count	22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.71
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.99
Maximum Radiative Power	3.73 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	56.00°
Mean Glint Angle	89.10°
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)	Russell County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-24 15:07:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.326111°, -85.169724°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Russell County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	4.13 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	284.93 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.88 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.54 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	8.72 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.53 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.75 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.43 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	0.60
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	4.13 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	58.10°
Mean Glint Angle	92.60°
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)	Wheeler County, GA
NWS WFO	Peachtree City GA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-24 15:07:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.983612°, -82.675835°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Wheeler County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	34.64 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	302.54 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	17.45 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	10.91 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	26.02 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	22.20 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.33 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	17.41 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	12.40 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.29
Maximum Radiative Power	34.64 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	56.30°
Mean Glint Angle	89.30°
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)	Long County, GA
NWS WFO	Charleston SC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-24 15:07:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.785000°, -81.707779°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Long County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.30 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	289.40 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	6.50 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.29 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.24 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.84 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.66 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.73 K
Similar Pixel Count	1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.84
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.94
Maximum Radiative Power	8.30 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	55.50°
Mean Glint Angle	87.90°
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)	Crenshaw County, AL
NWS WFO	Mobile AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-24 15:07:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.573334°, -86.255280°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Crenshaw County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.08 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	285.42 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.70 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.99 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	8.28 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.98 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.45 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.71 K
Similar Pixel Count	3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.64
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	5.08 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	58.40°
Mean Glint Angle	92.70°
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)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Coffee County, GA
NWS WFO	Jacksonville FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-24 15:07:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.472500°, -82.824722°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Coffee County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	9.76 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	290.34 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.53 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.65 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.82 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.45 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.09 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.61 K
Similar Pixel Count	14
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.40 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	4.94 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	56.00°
Mean Glint Angle	88.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.10 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)	Cook County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-24 15:07:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.295834°, -83.489723°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Cook County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	3.19 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	289.28 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.36 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.22 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.31 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.42 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.06 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.58 K
Similar Pixel Count	23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.52
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	3.19 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	56.40°
Mean Glint Angle	89.00°
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)	FL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Suwannee County, FL
NWS WFO	Jacksonville FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-24 15:07:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.280556°, -83.102501°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Suwannee County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	4.29 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	292.61 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.07 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.41 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.78 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.10 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.93 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.04 K
Similar Pixel Count	13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.80 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	4.29 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	36.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	55.50°
Mean Glint Angle	87.00°
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)	Cameron Parish, LA
NWS WFO	Lake Charles LA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-24 15:07:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	29.789167°, -93.356941°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Cameron Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	22.33 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	294.65 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	7.97 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	7.14 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.74 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.82 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.16 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.27 K
Similar Pixel Count	4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	5.20 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	0.55
Maximum Radiative Power	12.06 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	62.40°
Mean Glint Angle	99.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXe-LA-ARs_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	2026-02-24 15:08:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.520834°, -80.922501°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	11.36 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	302.46 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	6.14 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.65 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.30 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.83 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.32 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.54 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	5.00 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	11.36 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	27.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	49.10°
Mean Glint Angle	71.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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