Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-03-26
Time:	19:21:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-03-26 19:26:15 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260851921176_e20260851923549_c20260851924009.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260851916176_e20260851918549_c20260851919002.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	7

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	IL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Coles County, IL
NWS WFO	Lincoln IL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-26 19:21:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	39.403610°, -88.202499°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Coles County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	14.32 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	310.66 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.99 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.38 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	15.29 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.36 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.73 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.35 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.60 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	14.32 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	47.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	42.10°
Mean Glint Angle	79.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.00 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)	KS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Cowley County, KS
NWS WFO	Wichita KS
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-26 19:21:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	37.148335°, -97.016113°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Cowley County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	46.01 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Elevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS)
Event Priority Ranking	1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	318.50 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	8.22 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.40 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	19.44 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	17.97 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.06 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.98 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	8.40 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	46.01 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	49.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	37.00°
Mean Glint Angle	75.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.10 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)	Blaine County, OK
NWS WFO	Norman OK
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-26 19:22:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	36.005833°, -98.382225°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Blaine County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	24.78 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Elevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS)
Event Priority Ranking	1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	314.71 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.71 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.95 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.91 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.37 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.77 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.20 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.44
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.86
Maximum Radiative Power	13.34 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	48.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	35.60°
Mean Glint Angle	73.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	12.10 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	KSsw-COse-OKw-TXnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	AL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Blount County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-26 19:22:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.973610°, -86.410553°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Blount County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	32.46 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	310.98 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	8.83 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	12.94 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	17.00 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	20.23 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.93 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.36 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	6.00 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	0.94
Maximum Radiative Power	32.46 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	41.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	38.40°
Mean Glint Angle	68.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	ILs-INs-KYw-TNw-_750_m 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)	Monroe County, AL
NWS WFO	Mobile AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-26 19:22:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.498611°, -87.208885°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Monroe County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	10.30 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	305.50 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.00 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.97 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	8.73 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.95 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.11 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.70 K
Similar Pixel Count	20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.80 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	0.81
Maximum Radiative Power	10.30 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	36.10°
Mean Glint Angle	63.50°
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)	Unknown
Country/Countries	Cuba
County/Locality(s)	Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-26 19:23:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.055834°, -78.205276°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	13.70 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	308.17 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.85 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.55 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	8.70 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.31 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.96 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.34 K
Similar Pixel Count	15
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.00 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	0.61
Maximum Radiative Power	13.70 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	26.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	36.00°
Mean Glint Angle	51.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.50 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	2026-03-26 19:23:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	21.711390°, -78.728333°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	19.59 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	317.21 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	7.37 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.15 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	15.38 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	18.64 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.09 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.16 K
Similar Pixel Count	15
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.40 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	0.95
Maximum Radiative Power	19.59 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	25.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	35.50°
Mean Glint Angle	49.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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