Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-03-02
Time:	18:51:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-03-02 18:56:14 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260611851170_e20260611853543_c20260611854032.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260611846170_e20260611848543_c20260611849023.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications:	12

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 (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-02 18:51:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	42.099998°, -88.152496°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Cook County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	35.68 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	298.09 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.50 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.66 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	21.09 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.02 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.56 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.99 K
Similar Pixel Count	5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	6.60 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	18.57 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	50.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	50.90°
Mean Glint Angle	95.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	12.60 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	WIs-ILn-MIw-INn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	OK
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Latimer County, OK
NWS WFO	Tulsa OK
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-02 18:52:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	34.819168°, -95.484169°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Latimer County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	25.85 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	307.51 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	8.16 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	6.75 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.55 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	18.97 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.35 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.61 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	6.60 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	25.85 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	46.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	42.60°
Mean Glint Angle	82.40°
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)	OK
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Garvin County, OK
NWS WFO	Norman OK
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-02 18:52:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	34.754166°, -97.047775°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Garvin County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	15.24 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	306.18 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.59 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.25 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.42 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	17.80 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.49 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.14 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.35
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	15.24 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	46.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	42.50°
Mean Glint Angle	83.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.80 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	KSsw-COse-OKw-TXnw_750_m 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)	Chilton County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-02 18:52:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.020279°, -86.811668°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Chilton County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	7.04 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	304.74 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.42 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.69 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.13 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.26 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.13 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.05 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.67
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	7.04 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	42.50°
Mean Glint Angle	77.10°
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)	AL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Chambers County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-02 18:52:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.966667°, -85.255554°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Chambers County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	16.73 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	303.97 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.71 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.47 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.65 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.23 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.73 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.40 K
Similar Pixel Count	19
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.30 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	9.24 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	42.90°
Mean Glint Angle	77.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	AL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Wilcox County, AL
NWS WFO	Mobile AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-02 18:52:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.873611°, -87.290001°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Wilcox County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.92 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification 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)	1.64 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.03 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	8.96 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.86 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.85 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.82 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.40 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.24
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	6.92 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	41.20°
Mean Glint Angle	74.80°
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)	AL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Pike County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-02 18:52:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.828056°, -86.179443°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Pike County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	7.22 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	304.00 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	1.67 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.04 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.61 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.39 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.98 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.59 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	0.22
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	7.22 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	41.50°
Mean Glint Angle	74.70°
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)	Terrell County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-02 18:52:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.775278°, -84.473892°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Terrell County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.13 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	306.24 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.86 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.51 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.28 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.69 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.64 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.88 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	0.65
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	8.13 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	42.00°
Mean Glint Angle	74.80°
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)	Worth County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-02 18:52:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.349167°, -83.980835°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Worth County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	16.78 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	307.92 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.89 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.62 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.09 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.61 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.97 K
Similar Pixel Count	15
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.14
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	16.78 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	41.80°
Mean Glint Angle	74.00°
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)	AL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Washington County, AL
NWS WFO	Mobile AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-02 18:52:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.400833°, -88.071663°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Washington County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	12.51 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	305.26 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.41 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.70 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.28 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.00 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.74 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.41 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.99
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	12.51 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	40.60°
Mean Glint Angle	73.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.30 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)	Colquitt County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-02 18:52:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.070833°, -83.905830°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Colquitt County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	12.91 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	309.10 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.40 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.32 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.11 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.80 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.00 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.78 K
Similar Pixel Count	19
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.78
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.28
Maximum Radiative Power	12.91 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	41.60°
Mean Glint Angle	73.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.00 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)	LA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Lafayette Parish, LA
NWS WFO	Lake Charles LA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-02 18:52:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.070555°, -92.019447°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Lafayette Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	15.45 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification 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)	4.43 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.96 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	17.69 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.85 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.77 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.12 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.79
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.75
Maximum Radiative Power	15.45 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	38.40°
Mean Glint Angle	71.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXe-LA-ARs_750_m
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