Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-03-11
Time:	18:01:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-03-11 18:06:08 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260701801178_e20260701803551_c20260701804023.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260701756178_e20260701758551_c20260701759043.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	10

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	NC
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Scotland County, NC
NWS WFO	Raleigh NC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-11 18:02:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	35.025002°, -79.504723°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Scotland County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.44 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	309.22 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.10 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.17 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.35 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.04 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.85 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.18 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.63
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.92
Maximum Radiative Power	8.44 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	41.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	40.00°
Mean Glint Angle	79.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	WV-KYe-VAw-NCw-TNe-SCn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	SC
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Newberry County, SC
NWS WFO	Columbia SC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-11 18:02:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	34.454723°, -81.447502°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Newberry County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	54.81 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: C-107 C-119 BLOCKS B EN RX (HIGH, tdiff=0.04758 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	304.22 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	10.83 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	7.60 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	6.37 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	28.14 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.99 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.17 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	6.50 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	0.94
Maximum Radiative Power	54.81 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	39.10°
Mean Glint Angle	78.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m WV-KYe-VAw-NCw-TNe-SCn_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	2026-03-11 18:02:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.523056°, -80.354446°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Clarendon County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	18.23 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	310.98 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.49 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.71 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	20.39 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.49 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.47 K
Similar Pixel Count	18
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.50 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.98
Maximum Radiative Power	18.23 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	38.30°
Mean Glint Angle	76.30°
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)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Burke County, GA
NWS WFO	Columbia SC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-11 18:02:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.850277°, -82.225281°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Burke County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	15.87 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	311.37 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.99 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.97 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.91 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.79 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.62 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.17 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.20 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	0.76
Maximum Radiative Power	15.87 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	37.40°
Mean Glint Angle	74.90°
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)	SC
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Beaufort County, SC
NWS WFO	Charleston SC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-11 18:02:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.644722°, -80.781113°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Beaufort County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	14.51 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	310.40 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.34 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.86 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.98 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	18.91 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.51 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.79 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.87
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	14.51 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	37.40°
Mean Glint Angle	74.40°
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)	AZ
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Pinal County, AZ
NWS WFO	Phoenix AZ
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-11 18:02:18UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.997776°, -111.555557°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Pinal County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	44.98 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	315.12 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.97 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.87 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.16 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	17.53 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.80 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.58 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.80 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	0.94
Maximum Radiative Power	24.97 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	54.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	43.50°
Mean Glint Angle	96.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	13.90 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	AZsw-CAse_750_m NMsw-AZse_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Baker County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-11 18:02:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.379444°, -84.426941°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Baker County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	24.96 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	311.51 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	6.82 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.72 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.99 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	25.55 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.19 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.37 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.50 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.85
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.99
Maximum Radiative Power	24.96 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	35.70°
Mean Glint Angle	72.00°
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)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Grady County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-11 18:02:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.912222°, -84.086388°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Grady County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	41.26 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	316.40 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	8.73 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	6.52 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	15.56 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	25.49 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.79 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.36 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	6.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.63
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.72
Maximum Radiative Power	41.26 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	35.30°
Mean Glint Angle	71.00°
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)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Decatur County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-11 18:02:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.758333°, -84.552498°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Decatur County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	22.03 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk (Detection is near a solar farm)
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	311.77 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.39 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.63 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.50 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	24.11 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.04 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.59 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	5.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.71
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.86
Maximum Radiative Power	22.03 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	35.10°
Mean Glint Angle	70.80°
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)	Tamaulipas
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	Río Bravo, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-11 18:02:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	25.926666°, -98.022224°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Río Bravo (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	11.70 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Industrial
Event Priority Ranking	5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	323.04 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.31 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.99 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.37 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	17.34 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.48 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.54 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	0.56
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.95
Maximum Radiative Power	11.70 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	31.70°
Mean Glint Angle	69.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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