Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-03-23
Time:	15:11:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-03-23 15:15:58 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260821511173_e20260821513546_c20260821513594.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260821506173_e20260821508546_c20260821509025.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	12

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	WI
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Iowa County, WI
NWS WFO	Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 15:11:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	42.963612°, -89.851669°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Iowa County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	4.96 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	288.80 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.99 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.63 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.60 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.61 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.55 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.96 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.40 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	4.96 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	52.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	57.60°
Mean Glint Angle	102.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.50 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)	Greene County, IA
NWS WFO	Des Moines IA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 15:11:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	42.023335°, -94.172775°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Greene County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	47.07 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	301.62 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	9.54 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	10.39 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	24.17 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	19.38 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.45 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.43 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	7.20 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	28.53 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	52.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	59.80°
Mean Glint Angle	105.90°
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)	KS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Jewell County, KS
NWS WFO	Hastings NE
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 15:11:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	39.639446°, -98.320557°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Jewell County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	81.15 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	306.28 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	23.38 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	7.92 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	27.00 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	35.01 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	23.20 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.10 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	21.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.82
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.69
Maximum Radiative Power	81.15 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	52.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	61.40°
Mean Glint Angle	107.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MNs-IA-MOnw-NEe_750_m SDs-NE-COne-KSnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	IL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Fayette County, IL
NWS WFO	St Louis MO
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 15:11:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	39.054722°, -89.185280°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Fayette County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	13.25 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	291.96 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.42 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.98 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.07 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.29 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.40 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.55 K
Similar Pixel Count	12
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	5.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.57
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	13.25 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	47.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	55.00°
Mean Glint Angle	96.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.90 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	ILs-INs-KYw-TNw-_750_m WIs-ILn-MIw-INn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Whitfield County, GA
NWS WFO	Peachtree City GA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 15:12:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	34.803612°, -85.122498°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Whitfield County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	7.27 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	298.65 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.21 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.71 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.14 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.22 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.36 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.91 K
Similar Pixel Count	16
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.10 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	7.27 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	42.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	49.90°
Mean Glint Angle	85.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	ILs-INs-KYw-TNw-_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Coweta County, GA
NWS WFO	Peachtree City GA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 15:12:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.266945°, -84.682777°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Coweta County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.52 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	301.19 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.94 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.21 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.95 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.09 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.79 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.10 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	0.76
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	5.52 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	48.80°
Mean Glint Angle	82.70°
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)	SC
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Beaufort County, SC
NWS WFO	Charleston SC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 15:12:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.644444°, -80.736664°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Beaufort County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	7.98 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	302.12 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.01 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.79 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	7.81 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.46 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.97 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.89 K
Similar Pixel Count	16
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.00 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.45
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	7.98 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	45.70°
Mean Glint Angle	77.60°
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)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Muscogee County, GA
NWS WFO	Peachtree City GA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 15:12:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.484722°, -84.785553°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Muscogee County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.13 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	301.23 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.70 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.46 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	8.68 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.74 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.96 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.25 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.50 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.27
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	39.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	48.40°
Mean Glint Angle	81.60°
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)	Bullock County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 15:12:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.218334°, -85.717499°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Bullock County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	19.83 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	304.67 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	7.08 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	11.62 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.45 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.38 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.83 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.95 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	6.70 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	0.45
Maximum Radiative Power	19.83 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	48.90°
Mean Glint Angle	82.30°
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)	Barbour County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 15:12:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.741112°, -85.249725°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Barbour County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	11.46 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	300.40 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.23 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.07 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	7.97 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.91 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.05 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.18 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.50 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.59
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	6.16 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	48.30°
Mean Glint Angle	81.00°
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)	Grady County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 15:12:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.892221°, -84.303886°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Grady County (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)	302.01 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	1.71 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.51 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.11 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.93 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.24 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.51 K
Similar Pixel Count	17
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.40 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.09
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	37.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	47.20°
Mean Glint Angle	78.60°
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)	Unknown
Country/Countries	Dominican Republic
County/Locality(s)	Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 15:13:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	19.010000°, -69.743332°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.90 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	304.99 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.67 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.82 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.11 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.18 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.52 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.93 K
Similar Pixel Count	23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.30 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	6.90 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	23.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	29.60°
Mean Glint Angle	42.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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