Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-03-30
Time:	17:36:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-03-30 17:41:18 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260891736179_e20260891738553_c20260891739025.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260891731179_e20260891733553_c20260891734021.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications:	6

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	IA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Howard County, IA
NWS WFO	La Crosse WI
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-30 17:36:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	43.397499°, -92.127777°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Howard County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.96 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	308.97 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	1.67 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.55 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.73 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.98 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.48 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.43 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.00 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	8.96 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	53.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	40.90°
Mean Glint Angle	93.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.70 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MNs-IA-MOnw-NEe_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	IA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Cedar County, IA
NWS WFO	Quad Cities IL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-30 17:36:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	41.715832°, -91.325279°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Cedar County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.96 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	313.10 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.37 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.30 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	18.00 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.81 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.53 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.00 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	0.37
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.96
Maximum Radiative Power	5.96 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	51.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	39.10°
Mean Glint Angle	89.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.40 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)	IA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Ringgold County, IA
NWS WFO	Des Moines IA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-30 17:36:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	40.703609°, -94.334724°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Ringgold County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	10.24 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	310.72 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	1.90 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.80 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.50 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.29 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.14 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.64 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.47
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.99
Maximum Radiative Power	10.24 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	51.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	38.80°
Mean Glint Angle	89.60°
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)	MO
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Bates County, MO
NWS WFO	Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-30 17:36:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	38.370277°, -94.221107°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Bates County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	118.86 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	323.52 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	15.31 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	13.24 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	27.51 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	26.67 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.44 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	18.66 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	12.10 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	118.86 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	48.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	36.50°
Mean Glint Angle	85.10°
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)	AL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Greene County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-30 17:37:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.685833°, -87.809723°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Greene County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	84.55 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification 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)	8.34 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	7.09 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	17.17 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	27.90 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.17 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.60 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.00 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	0.81
Maximum Radiative Power	42.33 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	29.70°
Mean Glint Angle	69.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	TX
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Victoria County, TX
NWS WFO	Corpus Christi TX
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-03-30 17:37:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	28.721390°, -96.794167°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Victoria County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	33.55 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	318.84 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	7.87 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.43 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	17.51 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	23.13 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.94 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.75 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	5.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.66
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.83
Maximum Radiative Power	33.55 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	41.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	28.60°
Mean Glint Angle	69.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXe-LA-ARs_750_m TXs_750_m
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