Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-03-18
Time:	23:51:18
Production Date and Time:	2026-03-18 23:56:25 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260772351184_e20260772353557_c20260772354035.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260772346184_e20260772348557_c20260772349031.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	10

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	KS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Washington County, KS
NWS WFO	Topeka KS
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-18 23:51:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	39.668056°, -97.153336°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Washington County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	182.17 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	316.18 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	25.65 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	67.62 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	28.12 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	29.78 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	24.78 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	44.03 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	23.00 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	0.98
Maximum Radiative Power	107.26 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	51.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	82.20°
Mean Glint Angle	66.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	12.80 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MNs-IA-MOnw-NEe_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	KS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Wabaunsee County, KS
NWS WFO	Topeka KS
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-18 23:51:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	38.789722°, -96.124443°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Wabaunsee County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	10.22 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	292.13 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.80 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.10 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	5.75 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.80 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.73 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.62 K
Similar Pixel Count	6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.54
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.98
Maximum Radiative Power	10.22 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	50.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	82.80°
Mean Glint Angle	67.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MNs-IA-MOnw-NEe_750_m MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	KS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Marion County, KS
NWS WFO	Wichita KS
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-18 23:51:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	38.194443°, -97.105003°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Marion County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	19.79 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	294.31 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.96 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	11.29 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	6.74 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.14 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.61 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	19.89 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.50 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.25
Maximum Radiative Power	19.79 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	50.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	82.00°
Mean Glint Angle	65.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	12.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	KS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Kingman County, KS
NWS WFO	Wichita KS
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-18 23:51:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	37.678055°, -97.896942°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Kingman County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	9.45 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	292.39 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.63 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.14 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	4.61 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.69 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.39 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.85 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.50 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	9.45 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	50.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	81.30°
Mean Glint Angle	64.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.20 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)	KS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Kingman County, KS
NWS WFO	Wichita KS
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-18 23:51:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	37.516945°, -98.395279°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Kingman County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	50.20 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	301.81 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	14.59 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	28.06 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.61 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	23.77 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.13 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.10 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	16.80 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	0.98
Maximum Radiative Power	50.20 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	50.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	80.90°
Mean Glint Angle	64.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.20 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)	KS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Sumner County, KS
NWS WFO	Wichita KS
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-18 23:51:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	37.207500°, -97.194725°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Sumner County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	19.47 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	292.07 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.65 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	6.20 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	5.15 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.21 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.11 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.00 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.70 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	10.31 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	49.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	81.80°
Mean Glint Angle	65.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	12.20 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)	AR
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Craighead County, AR
NWS WFO	Memphis TN
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-18 23:52:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	35.903610°, -90.529724°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Craighead 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)	292.82 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	10.32 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	9.65 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.76 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.21 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.65 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.67 K
Similar Pixel Count	1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.40 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.58
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.81
Maximum Radiative Power	22.92 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	45.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	87.00°
Mean Glint Angle	73.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.70 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	ILs-INs-KYw-TNw-_750_m MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Irwin County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-18 23:52:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.523611°, -83.182777°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Irwin County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	55.09 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	295.77 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	16.07 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	37.27 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	17.49 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	17.22 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.67 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	39.33 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	14.10 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	28.29 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	92.90°
Mean Glint Angle	83.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.10 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Nuevo León
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	Anáhuac, Nuevo León
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-18 23:52:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	27.278334°, -100.102219°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Anáhuac (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	21.81 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	301.93 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.59 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	35.90 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	6.60 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.72 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.76 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.20 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.40 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.26
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	11.20 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	42.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	77.90°
Mean Glint Angle	56.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.80 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Tamaulipas
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	Xicoténcatl, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-18 23:53:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.985001°, -98.911942°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Xicoténcatl (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.52 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	299.62 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.11 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.35 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	3.13 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.64 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.97 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.73 K
Similar Pixel Count	12
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.40 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.54
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	8.52 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	78.50°
Mean Glint Angle	55.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.10 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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