Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-05-06
Time:	18:11:18
Production Date and Time:	2026-05-06 18:16:06 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	665
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261261811185_e20261261813559_c20261261814051.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261261806185_e20261261808559_c20261261809042.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications:	6

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	ID
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Idaho County, ID
NWS WFO	Missoula MT
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-05-06 18:11:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	46.068333°, -116.115837°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Idaho County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	34.00 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	303.39 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.15 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.82 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	8.56 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.22 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.59 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.18 K
Similar Pixel Count	16
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.63
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	20.61 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	57.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	35.10°
Mean Glint Angle	75.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	22.10 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	IDn-MTw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	SD
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Harding County, SD
NWS WFO	Rapid City SD
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-05-06 18:11:25UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	45.556946°, -103.794724°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Harding County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.33 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	298.28 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.25 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.61 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.72 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.65 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.56 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.83 K
Similar Pixel Count	23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.40 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	5.33 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	62.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	30.40°
Mean Glint Angle	79.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	8.60 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	ND-SDn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	OR
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Deschutes County, OR
NWS WFO	Pendleton OR
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-05-06 18:11:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	44.284168°, -121.625832°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Deschutes County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.74 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	302.15 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.05 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.38 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	4.46 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.32 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.10 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.00 K
Similar Pixel Count	18
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.00 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.63
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	5.74 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	53.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	36.50°
Mean Glint Angle	71.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.70 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	ORsw-CAn_750_m WAw-ORw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	SD
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Ziebach County, SD
NWS WFO	Rapid City SD
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-05-06 18:11:25UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	44.969723°, -101.304726°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Ziebach County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.07 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	298.67 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.41 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.41 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.43 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.53 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.94 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.00 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.30 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	6.07 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	63.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	29.40°
Mean Glint Angle	79.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	8.80 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	ND-SDn_750_m SDs-NE-COne-KSnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	CA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Fresno County, CA
NWS WFO	Hanford CA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-05-06 18:11:54UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	37.256668°, -119.196114°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Fresno County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	9.87 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	297.13 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.39 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.63 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.02 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.53 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.64 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.97 K
Similar Pixel Count	11
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.54
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.98
Maximum Radiative Power	9.87 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	47.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	30.70°
Mean Glint Angle	58.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.90 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	CAcentral_750_m CAs_750_m NVs-UTsw-AZnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	AZ
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Maricopa County, AZ
NWS WFO	Phoenix AZ
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-05-06 18:12:25UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.022499°, -112.670830°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Maricopa County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	241.50 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Solar panel (database + spectral)
Event Priority Ranking	5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	335.47 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	17.47 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	11.57 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	18.66 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	28.67 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	17.98 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	36.73 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	14.50 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	0.00
Maximum Radiative Power	159.19 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	46.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	23.90°
Mean Glint Angle	51.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	11.70 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	AZsw-CAse_750_m NMsw-AZse_750_m
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