Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-03-09
Time:	21:46:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-03-09 21:51:09 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260682146176_e20260682148549_c20260682149045.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260682141176_e20260682143549_c20260682144039.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	13

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	WI
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Waukesha County, WI
NWS WFO	Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-09 21:46:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	42.921665°, -88.488892°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Waukesha County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.03 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	294.46 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.39 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.76 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.03 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.26 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.13 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.14 K
Similar Pixel Count	21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.74
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	6.03 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	51.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	69.20°
Mean Glint Angle	84.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	WIs-ILn-MIw-INn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	IA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Benton County, IA
NWS WFO	Quad Cities IL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-09 21:46:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	42.049999°, -91.885834°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Benton County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	10.71 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	298.95 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.27 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.19 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.99 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.52 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.34 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.50 K
Similar Pixel Count	18
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.50 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	10.71 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	51.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	66.60°
Mean Glint Angle	80.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.50 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)	Clinton County, IA
NWS WFO	Quad Cities IL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-09 21:46:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	41.838612°, -90.745003°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Clinton County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.46 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	297.82 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.76 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.51 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.12 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.40 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.47 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.64 K
Similar Pixel Count	23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.72
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	8.46 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	51.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	67.20°
Mean Glint Angle	81.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MNs-IA-MOnw-NEe_750_m WIs-ILn-MIw-INn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	IA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Audubon County, IA
NWS WFO	Des Moines IA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-09 21:46:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	41.544998°, -95.018059°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Audubon County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	48.30 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	305.67 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	7.29 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	14.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	17.83 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.13 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.72 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	21.67 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	5.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.81
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	25.47 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	52.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	64.30°
Mean Glint Angle	78.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	13.10 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)	Fremont County, IA
NWS WFO	Omaha/Valley NE
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-09 21:46:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	40.838055°, -95.552223°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Fremont County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	22.92 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	303.09 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.59 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.88 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.13 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.79 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.26 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.37 K
Similar Pixel Count	4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.50 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	0.99
Maximum Radiative Power	12.71 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	51.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	63.60°
Mean Glint Angle	77.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	13.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MNs-IA-MOnw-NEe_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	IN
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Grant County, IN
NWS WFO	Northern Indiana IN
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-09 21:46:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	40.456665°, -85.527222°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Grant County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.24 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	295.86 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.89 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	6.99 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	8.64 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.55 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.97 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.63 K
Similar Pixel Count	6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.40 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	8.24 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	48.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	70.00°
Mean Glint Angle	83.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	WIs-ILn-MIw-INn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	MO
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Daviess County, MO
NWS WFO	Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-09 21:46:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	40.119720°, -94.215836°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Daviess County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	13.88 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	302.20 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.00 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	8.92 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.66 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.17 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.83 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	18.23 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.50 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	13.88 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	50.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	64.00°
Mean Glint Angle	76.90°
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)	CA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Sutter County, CA
NWS WFO	Sacramento CA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-09 21:46:48UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	38.802223°, -121.691391°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Sutter County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	32.58 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	302.04 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.07 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.28 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.86 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.85 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.65 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.56 K
Similar Pixel Count	17
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.30 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	32.58 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	65.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	48.30°
Mean Glint Angle	74.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	9.80 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	CAcentral_750_m ORsw-CAn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	SC
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Clarendon County, SC
NWS WFO	Columbia SC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-09 21:47:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.667221°, -80.342224°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Clarendon County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.49 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	300.52 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.64 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.78 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	8.62 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.59 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.31 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.28 K
Similar Pixel Count	3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.76
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	8.49 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	71.20°
Mean Glint Angle	82.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.20 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	2026-03-09 21:47:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.280277°, -85.231110°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Russell County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	45.37 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	305.37 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	8.40 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	7.08 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.64 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	18.83 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.01 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.79 K
Similar Pixel Count	3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	8.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.34
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.34
Maximum Radiative Power	45.37 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	66.90°
Mean Glint Angle	74.80°
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)	Worth County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-09 21:47:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.439167°, -83.791946°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Worth County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.76 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	301.03 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.53 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.42 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	7.06 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.45 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.53 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.15 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.00 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	6.76 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	67.70°
Mean Glint Angle	75.50°
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)	Unknown
Country/Countries	Cuba
County/Locality(s)	Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-09 21:48:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.911112°, -80.842499°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	11.25 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	303.64 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.29 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.32 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	4.21 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.41 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.94 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.08 K
Similar Pixel Count	6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.80 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	11.25 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	27.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	67.50°
Mean Glint Angle	71.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.50 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	2026-03-09 21:48:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	19.296389°, -71.921387°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	10.36 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	299.78 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.62 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.33 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	5.04 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.89 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.60 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.43 K
Similar Pixel Count	13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.00 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.81
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	10.36 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	23.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	74.80°
Mean Glint Angle	83.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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