Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-03-13
Time:	17:16:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-03-13 17:21:09 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260721716179_e20260721718552_c20260721719028.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260721711179_e20260721713552_c20260721714045.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	10

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	NE
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Garden County, NE
NWS WFO	North Platte NE
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-13 17:16:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	41.775555°, -102.664444°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Garden County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	160.19 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Elevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC)
Event Priority Ranking	3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	310.23 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	15.15 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	7.45 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	22.75 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	35.46 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.79 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.10 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	14.00 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	92.28 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	56.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	51.00°
Mean Glint Angle	107.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	14.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SDs-NE-COne-KSnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	CO
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Mesa County, CO
NWS WFO	Grand Junction CO
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-13 17:16:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	39.201389°, -108.688332°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Mesa County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	18.20 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	309.03 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.07 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.42 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.75 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.30 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.25 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.41 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.52
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.98
Maximum Radiative Power	18.20 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	57.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	51.80°
Mean Glint Angle	109.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	7.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	COsw-UTse-AZne-NMnw_750_m WY-UTne-COnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	KS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Sumner County, KS
NWS WFO	Wichita KS
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-13 17:16:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	37.054722°, -97.244720°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Sumner County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	71.14 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	315.84 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	17.40 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	15.15 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	27.18 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	30.37 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.60 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.43 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	17.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.96
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	71.14 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	49.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	44.80°
Mean Glint Angle	93.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.10 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)	OK
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Hughes County, OK
NWS WFO	Norman OK
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-13 17:17:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	35.018612°, -96.198059°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Hughes County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	10.97 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	303.35 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.09 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.32 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.78 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.17 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.11 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.43 K
Similar Pixel Count	22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.10 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	10.97 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	46.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	42.60°
Mean Glint Angle	89.10°
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)	AL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Barbour County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-13 17:17:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.047779°, -85.379723°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Barbour County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.80 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	302.27 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	1.90 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.10 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.91 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.69 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.90 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.83 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	0.46
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	5.80 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	36.40°
Mean Glint Angle	75.40°
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	2026-03-13 17:17:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.823055°, -84.546387°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Terrell County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.96 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	305.09 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.11 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.48 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.21 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.43 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.26 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.57 K
Similar Pixel Count	24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.90 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	6.96 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	36.00°
Mean Glint Angle	74.60°
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)	Wilcox County, AL
NWS WFO	Mobile AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-13 17:17:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.852777°, -87.399719°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Wilcox County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.86 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	301.70 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.19 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.29 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.73 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.23 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.05 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.85 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.41
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	5.86 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	36.70°
Mean Glint Angle	76.20°
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)	TX
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	San Saba County, TX
NWS WFO	San Angelo TX
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-13 17:17:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.306389°, -98.983612°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	San Saba County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	39.68 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	315.59 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	10.48 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	10.20 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	20.15 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	17.64 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.63 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.57 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.00 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	39.68 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	44.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	40.70°
Mean Glint Angle	85.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.60 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	FL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Holmes County, FL
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-13 17:17:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.915833°, -85.719719°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Holmes County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	11.60 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	307.09 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.90 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.68 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.19 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.51 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.07 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.25 K
Similar Pixel Count	8
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.70 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	11.60 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	35.40°
Mean Glint Angle	73.30°
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)	Tamaulipas
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	San Fernando, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-13 17:17:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	25.323889°, -97.991386°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	San Fernando (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.97 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	320.20 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.33 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.39 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	16.06 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.82 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.76 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.78 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	0.85
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.80
Maximum Radiative Power	8.97 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	35.40°
Mean Glint Angle	74.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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