Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-03-23
Time:	19:36:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-03-23 19:41:17 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260821936173_e20260821938546_c20260821939003.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260821931173_e20260821933546_c20260821934029.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	7

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	IA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Dubuque County, IA
NWS WFO	Quad Cities IL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 19:36:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	42.366112°, -91.088608°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Dubuque County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.30 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	300.03 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.46 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.72 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	19.81 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.03 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.13 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.76 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	0.65
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	6.30 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	51.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	46.00°
Mean Glint Angle	84.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MNs-IA-MOnw-NEe_750_m 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)	Kankakee County, IL
NWS WFO	Chicago IL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 19:36:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	41.118889°, -87.532776°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Kankakee County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	22.11 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	304.36 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	7.91 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.82 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	25.36 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.37 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.68 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.10 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.20 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	22.11 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	49.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	46.40°
Mean Glint Angle	82.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.10 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	WIs-ILn-MIw-INn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	MO
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	St. Clair County, MO
NWS WFO	Springfield MO
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 19:36:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	38.082222°, -93.562500°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	St. Clair County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	31.54 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	286.44 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	10.37 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	6.01 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	4.53 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	24.97 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.82 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.17 K
Similar Pixel Count	11
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	13.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.95
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	31.54 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	48.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	41.30°
Mean Glint Angle	76.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.00 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	2026-03-23 19:37:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.836666°, -85.373886°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Barbour County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	51.09 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	316.90 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	12.98 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	14.44 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	21.16 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	22.88 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.40 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	25.39 K
Similar Pixel Count	1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	8.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.69
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.33
Maximum Radiative Power	51.09 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	40.30°
Mean Glint Angle	65.70°
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)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Lee County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 19:37:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.675833°, -84.062225°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Lee County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	27.77 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	312.83 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	6.33 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.51 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	16.05 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	18.09 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.61 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.64 K
Similar Pixel Count	5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	6.30 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	27.77 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	41.00°
Mean Glint Angle	66.00°
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)	LA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Terrebonne Parish, LA
NWS WFO	New Orleans LA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 19:37:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	29.537500°, -90.668892°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Terrebonne Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	17.32 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	311.60 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	6.33 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.03 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.36 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.29 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.85 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.02 K
Similar Pixel Count	10
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.80
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.86
Maximum Radiative Power	17.32 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	35.60°
Mean Glint Angle	59.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.10 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m TXe-LA-ARs_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Unknown
Country/Countries	Cuba
County/Locality(s)	Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-23 19:38:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.757223°, -82.196388°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	49.96 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	322.49 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	13.43 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	6.60 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	21.66 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	25.57 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.29 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.79 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.50 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.73
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.32
Maximum Radiative Power	49.96 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	27.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	36.80°
Mean Glint Angle	50.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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