Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-02-26
Time:	21:36:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-02-26 21:41:10 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260572136179_e20260572138552_c20260572139047.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260572131179_e20260572133552_c20260572134057.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	12

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	IA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Pottawattamie County, IA
NWS WFO	Omaha/Valley NE
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-26 21:36:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	41.439167°, -95.834724°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Pottawattamie County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	4.69 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	289.76 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	1.82 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.89 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.54 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.31 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.92 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.78 K
Similar Pixel Count	24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.40 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.49
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	4.69 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	52.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	65.20°
Mean Glint Angle	82.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.60 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MNs-IA-MOnw-NEe_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	IA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Washington County, IA
NWS WFO	Quad Cities IL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-26 21:36:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	41.190556°, -91.649719°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Washington County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.58 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	290.97 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.43 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.04 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.50 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.69 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.84 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.33 K
Similar Pixel Count	9
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	6.58 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	50.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	67.60°
Mean Glint Angle	84.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MNs-IA-MOnw-NEe_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	IA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Henry County, IA
NWS WFO	Quad Cities IL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-26 21:36:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	40.968056°, -91.689720°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Henry County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.82 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	292.34 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.88 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.85 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.44 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.83 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.08 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.60 K
Similar Pixel Count	3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.44
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	8.82 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	50.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	67.40°
Mean Glint Angle	84.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MNs-IA-MOnw-NEe_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	MO
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Andrew County, MO
NWS WFO	Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-26 21:36:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	39.987221°, -95.000557°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Andrew County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	28.08 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	302.42 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	8.11 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	7.02 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	19.95 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.44 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.32 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.58 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	8.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.44
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	28.08 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	50.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	64.80°
Mean Glint Angle	81.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MNs-IA-MOnw-NEe_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	KS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Douglas County, KS
NWS WFO	Topeka KS
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-26 21:36:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	38.843056°, -95.453613°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Douglas County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.83 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	296.74 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.40 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.37 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.26 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.61 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.42 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.86 K
Similar Pixel Count	17
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.70 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	6.83 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	49.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	63.80°
Mean Glint Angle	79.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	IL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Jefferson County, IL
NWS WFO	Paducah KY
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-26 21:36:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	38.252777°, -89.000275°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Jefferson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	3.28 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	291.36 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	1.48 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.92 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.80 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.63 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.53 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.84 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.44
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	3.28 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	46.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	67.60°
Mean Glint Angle	82.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.80 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	ILs-INs-KYw-TNw-_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	MO
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Benton County, MO
NWS WFO	Springfield MO
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-26 21:36:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	38.330555°, -93.148331°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Benton County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	4.19 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	294.16 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	1.54 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.80 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.74 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.94 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.59 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.37 K
Similar Pixel Count	20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.40 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.44
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	4.19 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	48.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	64.90°
Mean Glint Angle	79.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	KS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Coffey County, KS
NWS WFO	Topeka KS
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-26 21:36:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	38.340557°, -95.517776°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Coffey County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.17 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	297.60 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.40 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.59 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.18 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.98 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.63 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.43 K
Similar Pixel Count	18
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.50 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.18
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	8.17 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	49.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	63.50°
Mean Glint Angle	78.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	MO
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Benton County, MO
NWS WFO	Springfield MO
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-26 21:36:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	38.070835°, -93.250557°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Benton County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	16.98 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	296.00 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.60 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.27 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.84 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.49 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.49 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.55 K
Similar Pixel Count	5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.49
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.99
Maximum Radiative Power	9.39 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	48.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	64.70°
Mean Glint Angle	79.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	12.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	KS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Labette County, KS
NWS WFO	Wichita KS
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-26 21:36:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	37.232498°, -95.226387°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Labette County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	18.34 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	302.04 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.96 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	8.85 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	16.63 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.49 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.81 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.68 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	5.30 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	18.34 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	48.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	63.00°
Mean Glint Angle	76.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	KS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Cowley County, KS
NWS WFO	Wichita KS
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-26 21:36:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	37.239166°, -96.708054°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Cowley County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.10 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	298.90 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	1.60 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.82 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.18 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.21 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.59 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.06 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.59
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	5.10 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	49.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	62.10°
Mean Glint Angle	76.10°
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)	Chihuahua
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	Riva Palacio, Chihuahua
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-26 21:37:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	28.761389°, -106.853058°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Riva Palacio (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	4.86 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	313.23 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.30 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.13 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	16.47 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.54 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.47 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.48 K
Similar Pixel Count	19
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.54
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.70
Maximum Radiative Power	4.86 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	48.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	50.10°
Mean Glint Angle	59.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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