Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-03-24
Time:	20:01:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-03-24 20:06:22 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260832001174_e20260832003547_c20260832004029.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260831956174_e20260831958547_c20260831959025.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications:	12

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	IL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Stephenson County, IL
NWS WFO	Quad Cities IL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-24 20:01:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	42.286667°, -89.557777°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Stephenson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	56.07 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	302.23 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	10.07 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	7.08 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	23.31 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	22.32 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.39 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.00 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	12.50 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	34.65 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	51.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	48.90°
Mean Glint Angle	82.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	12.80 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)	Buchanan County, IA
NWS WFO	Quad Cities IL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-24 20:01:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	42.327499°, -91.619446°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Buchanan County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.93 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	300.36 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.95 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.12 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	21.04 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.07 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.55 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.46 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	0.74
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	8.93 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	51.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	48.00°
Mean Glint Angle	82.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.50 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)	Washington County, KS
NWS WFO	Topeka KS
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-24 20:01:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	39.874443°, -96.879166°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Washington County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	18.73 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	303.53 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.26 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.19 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.16 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	31.44 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.66 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.19 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.51
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	18.73 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	51.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	43.70°
Mean Glint Angle	77.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.40 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)	Coffey County, KS
NWS WFO	Topeka KS
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-24 20:01:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	38.268890°, -95.703331°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Coffey County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	14.84 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Industrial
Event Priority Ranking	5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	304.11 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	1.93 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.55 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.46 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.39 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.24 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.70 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.30 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	14.84 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	49.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	42.90°
Mean Glint Angle	74.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	MO
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Polk County, MO
NWS WFO	Springfield MO
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-24 20:01:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	37.508335°, -93.594444°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Polk County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	26.52 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	302.20 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.59 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.70 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	16.01 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.12 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.47 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.42 K
Similar Pixel Count	13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.37
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	15.23 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	47.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	43.20°
Mean Glint Angle	73.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	11.90 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)	Carroll County, AR
NWS WFO	Tulsa OK
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-24 20:01:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	36.273888°, -93.536667°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Carroll County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	9.65 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	300.76 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.82 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.71 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	16.76 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.95 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.30 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.39 K
Similar Pixel Count	20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	5.20 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	9.65 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	46.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	42.30°
Mean Glint Angle	70.80°
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)	OK
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Le Flore County, OK
NWS WFO	Tulsa OK
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-24 20:02:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	35.021667°, -94.921387°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Le Flore County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	7.09 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	302.98 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.32 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.19 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.43 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.85 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.02 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.65 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.50 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	7.09 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	46.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	40.60°
Mean Glint Angle	68.40°
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)	OK
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Pittsburg County, OK
NWS WFO	Tulsa OK
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-24 20:02:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	35.009998°, -95.968887°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Pittsburg County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	12.81 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	307.25 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.90 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.18 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.93 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.86 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.58 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.82 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	0.71
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	12.81 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	46.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	40.10°
Mean Glint Angle	68.30°
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)	TX
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Parker County, TX
NWS WFO	Fort Worth TX
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-24 20:02:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.839722°, -97.735001°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Parker County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	16.16 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	311.15 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.72 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.10 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.34 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.06 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.64 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.47 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.70 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	16.16 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	45.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	37.50°
Mean Glint Angle	64.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.70 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXe-LA-ARs_750_m TXw_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	2026-03-24 20:02:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.122776°, -85.659164°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Bullock County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	10.48 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification 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)	3.63 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.71 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.75 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	17.71 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.48 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.08 K
Similar Pixel Count	18
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.11
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.92
Maximum Radiative Power	10.48 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	44.00°
Mean Glint Angle	65.70°
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)	Tamaulipas
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	Aldama, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-24 20:03:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	23.022223°, -98.035278°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Aldama (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	14.27 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	313.60 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.90 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.31 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.06 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.14 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.72 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.50 K
Similar Pixel Count	22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.20 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	14.27 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	29.80°
Mean Glint Angle	45.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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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 (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-24 20:03:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	21.860277°, -82.719719°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.62 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	307.51 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.56 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.58 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	7.15 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.48 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.76 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.54 K
Similar Pixel Count	13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.62
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	8.62 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	27.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	40.80°
Mean Glint Angle	50.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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