Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-02-25
Time:	17:41:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-02-25 17:46:20 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260561741178_e20260561743551_c20260561744040.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260561736178_e20260561738551_c20260561739018.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	8

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	IL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Cook County, IL
NWS WFO	Chicago IL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-25 17:41:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	41.740833°, -87.541946°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Cook County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	57.87 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	299.16 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	7.79 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.22 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	24.18 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	20.30 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.93 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.81 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	5.70 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	0.65
Maximum Radiative Power	32.64 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	50.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	51.50°
Mean Glint Angle	100.90°
Water Fraction	0.50
Total Pixel Area	12.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	WIs-ILn-MIw-INn_750_m
Show More ▲ Show Less ▼ View all event imagery »

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	KS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Johnson County, KS
NWS WFO	Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-25 17:41:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	38.928890°, -94.928055°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Johnson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.91 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	302.12 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	1.32 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.37 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	15.42 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.71 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.61 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.49 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.28
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	5.91 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	49.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	49.90°
Mean Glint Angle	98.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
Show More ▲ Show Less ▼ View all event imagery »

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	SC
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Barnwell County, SC
NWS WFO	Columbia SC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-25 17:42:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.152500°, -81.603333°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Barnwell County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	92.91 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: C-36 RX Burn 3 (HIGH, tdiff=0.12309 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	308.67 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	19.86 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	18.99 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	21.91 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	48.70 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	19.39 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	17.82 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	15.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.73
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.90
Maximum Radiative Power	92.91 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	42.60°
Mean Glint Angle	81.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
Show More ▲ Show Less ▼ View all event imagery »

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	AL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Covington County, AL
NWS WFO	Mobile AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-25 17:42:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.183332°, -86.489998°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Covington County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	76.23 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	310.14 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	15.70 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	19.52 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	17.75 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	40.70 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.31 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.63 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	17.50 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	0.86
Maximum Radiative Power	76.23 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	40.90°
Mean Glint Angle	78.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.10 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m
Show More ▲ Show Less ▼ View all event imagery »

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	2026-02-25 17:43:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.946945°, -82.711113°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	15.17 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	312.13 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.41 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.14 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.45 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.84 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.68 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.86 K
Similar Pixel Count	11
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.50 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	0.69
Maximum Radiative Power	15.17 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	28.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	32.40°
Mean Glint Angle	60.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
Show More ▲ Show Less ▼ View all event imagery »

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	2026-02-25 17:43:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.775000°, -81.896385°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.04 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	313.76 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.03 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.61 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.35 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.09 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.49 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.71 K
Similar Pixel Count	19
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.10 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	0.85
Maximum Radiative Power	6.04 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	27.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	32.20°
Mean Glint Angle	59.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
Show More ▲ Show Less ▼ View all event imagery »

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	2026-02-25 17:43:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.648333°, -81.488609°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	18.80 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	313.66 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.11 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.67 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.38 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.58 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.87 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.08 K
Similar Pixel Count	7
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.00 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.82
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.99
Maximum Radiative Power	10.17 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	27.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	32.10°
Mean Glint Angle	59.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	9.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
Show More ▲ Show Less ▼ View all event imagery »

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	Pánuco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-25 17:43:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.037500°, -98.367226°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Pánuco (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	18.32 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	313.84 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.08 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.25 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.47 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.86 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.85 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.60 K
Similar Pixel Count	17
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.00 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	0.99
Maximum Radiative Power	18.32 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	36.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	35.40°
Mean Glint Angle	71.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
Show More ▲ Show Less ▼ View all event imagery »

Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental

Wildfire Alert Report

Possible Wildfire

Possible Wildfire

Possible Wildfire

Possible Wildfire

Possible Wildfire

Possible Wildfire

Possible Wildfire

Possible Wildfire