Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-03-23
Time:	16:46:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-03-23 16:51:08 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260821646173_e20260821648546_c20260821649006.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260821641173_e20260821643546_c20260821644003.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	12

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	IL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	McHenry County, IL
NWS WFO	Chicago IL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 16:46:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	42.275002°, -88.221390°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	McHenry County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	22.65 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	296.10 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.71 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.85 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	18.11 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.30 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.39 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.60 K
Similar Pixel Count	22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.00 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	15.45 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	50.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	44.80°
Mean Glint Angle	95.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	19.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	WIs-ILn-MIw-INn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	IL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Will County, IL
NWS WFO	Chicago IL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 16:46:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	41.581944°, -87.976944°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Will County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	20.49 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	301.51 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	6.19 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.13 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	22.56 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.74 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.73 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.75 K
Similar Pixel Count	3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	6.40 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.23
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.99
Maximum Radiative Power	20.49 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	50.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	44.20°
Mean Glint Angle	93.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	WIs-ILn-MIw-INn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	IL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Will County, IL
NWS WFO	Chicago IL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 16:46:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	41.391945°, -88.246666°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Will County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	21.41 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	300.80 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.11 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.95 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	21.15 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.88 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.45 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.66 K
Similar Pixel Count	4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	6.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.05
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	21.41 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	49.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	44.10°
Mean Glint Angle	93.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	WIs-ILn-MIw-INn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	KS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Cowley County, KS
NWS WFO	Wichita KS
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 16:46:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	37.321667°, -96.841667°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Cowley County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	49.97 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	306.74 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	7.39 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	7.52 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	21.76 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	21.77 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.38 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.46 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	6.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.31
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	26.30 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	49.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	44.40°
Mean Glint Angle	93.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	12.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	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)	Randolph County, AR
NWS WFO	Little Rock AR
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 16:46:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	36.340000°, -90.779724°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Randolph County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	57.98 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	314.54 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	12.65 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	28.77 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	24.24 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.33 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.28 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	0.79
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.64
Maximum Radiative Power	57.98 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	45.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	40.70°
Mean Glint Angle	85.90°
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)	SC
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Berkeley County, SC
NWS WFO	Charleston SC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 16:47:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.183056°, -79.861115°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Berkeley County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	45.98 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: C-76 and 78 FM RX (HIGH, tdiff=1.93132 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	309.07 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.43 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.61 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.79 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.08 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.78 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.28 K
Similar Pixel Count	12
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.00 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	23.90 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	34.00°
Mean Glint Angle	72.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	20.60 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	LA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Bossier Parish, LA
NWS WFO	Shreveport LA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 16:47:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.649723°, -93.590836°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Bossier Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	16.13 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	304.15 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.04 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.35 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.83 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.66 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.74 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.25 K
Similar Pixel Count	24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.90 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	16.13 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	43.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	39.10°
Mean Glint Angle	81.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXe-LA-ARs_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	2026-03-23 16:47:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.428333°, -84.587776°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Baker County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	25.78 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	316.01 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	7.74 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.35 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	19.64 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	18.97 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.75 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.66 K
Similar Pixel Count	8
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	6.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.92
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.76
Maximum Radiative Power	25.78 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	33.90°
Mean Glint Angle	71.70°
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)	Coffee County, GA
NWS WFO	Jacksonville FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 16:47:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.402779°, -82.818054°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Coffee County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	12.81 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	313.18 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.75 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.76 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	16.12 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.11 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.35 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.59 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.50 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.75
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.80
Maximum Radiative Power	12.81 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	33.20°
Mean Glint Angle	70.60°
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)	Brooks County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 16:47:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.700277°, -83.712219°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Brooks County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	24.52 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	315.71 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	8.09 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	6.38 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	18.69 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.97 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.75 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.65 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.80 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	24.52 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	32.90°
Mean Glint Angle	69.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	MS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Stone County, MS
NWS WFO	Mobile AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 16:47:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.780834°, -89.296669°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Stone County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	10.04 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	305.23 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.54 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.26 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.11 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.52 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.80 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.64 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	0.41
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	10.04 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	74.30°
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)	Tamaulipas
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	Río Bravo, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 16:47:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	25.736111°, -98.137497°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Río Bravo (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	13.74 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	318.52 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.26 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.07 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.04 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	18.42 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.56 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.02 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.50 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	13.74 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	37.10°
Mean Glint Angle	76.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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