Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-03-02
Time:	16:11:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-03-02 16:15:59 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260611611170_e20260611613543_c20260611614030.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260611606170_e20260611608543_c20260611609035.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	11

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	2026-03-02 16:12:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.643612°, -86.957779°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Dallas County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	10.32 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	301.43 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.30 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.84 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.55 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.42 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.34 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.50 K
Similar Pixel Count	11
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.25
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	10.32 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	47.90°
Mean Glint Angle	87.00°
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)	Dooly County, GA
NWS WFO	Peachtree City GA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-02 16:12:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.163887°, -83.851112°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Dooly County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	4.35 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)	2.14 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.81 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.43 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.93 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.85 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.84 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	0.69
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	4.35 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	46.00°
Mean Glint Angle	83.40°
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)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Montgomery County, GA
NWS WFO	Peachtree City GA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-02 16:12:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.123333°, -82.600830°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Montgomery County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	10.02 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	305.30 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.87 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.45 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.69 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.03 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.22 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.53 K
Similar Pixel Count	18
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.00 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	10.02 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	45.30°
Mean Glint Angle	82.40°
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)	MS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Rankin County, MS
NWS WFO	Jackson MS
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-02 16:12:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.119999°, -89.887779°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Rankin County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.98 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	300.64 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.56 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.52 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.58 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.21 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.97 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.96 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	0.17
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	8.98 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	49.10°
Mean Glint Angle	88.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.30 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)	Jeff Davis County, GA
NWS WFO	Jacksonville FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-02 16:12:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.750555°, -82.741669°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Jeff Davis County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	18.50 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	308.91 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	6.87 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.72 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	18.18 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.05 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.00 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.38 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	0.94
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.65
Maximum Radiative Power	18.50 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	45.10°
Mean Glint Angle	81.80°
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)	Colquitt County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-02 16:12:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.208334°, -83.832779°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Colquitt County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	20.26 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	304.99 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.28 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.88 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.08 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.56 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.30 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.92 K
Similar Pixel Count	23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.46
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.72
Maximum Radiative Power	10.19 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	45.20°
Mean Glint Angle	81.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.10 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)	FL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Washington County, FL
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-02 16:12:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.730278°, -85.628891°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Washington County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	16.94 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)	4.89 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.92 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.26 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.09 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.31 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.22 K
Similar Pixel Count	5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	6.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.17
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	16.94 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	45.70°
Mean Glint Angle	82.30°
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)	FL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Jefferson County, FL
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-02 16:12:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.520000°, -83.933609°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Jefferson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	12.02 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	303.68 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.51 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.77 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.12 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.00 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.33 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.20 K
Similar Pixel Count	21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.20 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	6.73 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	44.60°
Mean Glint Angle	80.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.00 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)	Kenedy County, TX
NWS WFO	Brownsville TX
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-02 16:12:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	27.006666°, -97.828056°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Kenedy County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	113.15 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	316.08 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	9.51 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	15.55 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.35 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	24.85 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.52 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.45 K
Similar Pixel Count	6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	7.00 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	0.51
Maximum Radiative Power	113.15 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	50.60°
Mean Glint Angle	90.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXs_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 (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-02 16:13:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.601389°, -83.150276°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	86.84 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	321.36 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	12.67 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	7.18 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	20.63 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	28.16 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.40 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.16 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	10.80 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	0.48
Maximum Radiative Power	48.71 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	28.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	37.90°
Mean Glint Angle	64.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	9.10 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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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	2026-03-02 16:13:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	19.197500°, -71.943054°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	12.09 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	314.20 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.52 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.52 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.26 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.55 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.21 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.89 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.60 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	0.99
Maximum Radiative Power	12.09 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	22.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	29.40°
Mean Glint Angle	49.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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