Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-08-17
Time:	21:06:18
Production Date and Time:	2026-08-17 21:11:23 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262292106184_e20262292108561_c20262292109011.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262292101184_e20262292103569_c20262292104040.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications:	7

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	NH
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Coos County, NH
NWS WFO	Gray ME
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-08-17 21:06:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	44.886944°, -71.356392°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Coos County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	12.40 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	296.47 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.28 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.34 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.28 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.30 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.17 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.92 K
Similar Pixel Count	14
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.30 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	0.74
Maximum Radiative Power	12.40 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	52.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	62.00°
Mean Glint Angle	83.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	ME-VT-NH_750_m NY-PAe-VTs-NHs-MA-CT-RI-NJ_750_m NYn-VTn-NHn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	CA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	San Diego County, CA
NWS WFO	San Diego CA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-08-17 21:07:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.676945°, -116.346107°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	San Diego County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	20.07 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	322.28 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.18 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.73 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.05 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	20.86 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.51 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.67 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.52
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.93
Maximum Radiative Power	20.07 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	58.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	25.70°
Mean Glint Angle	55.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	7.60 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	AZsw-CAse_750_m CAs_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	LA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Avoyelles Parish, LA
NWS WFO	Lake Charles LA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-08-17 21:07:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.010279°, -91.988892°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Avoyelles Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	13.56 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	312.70 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.00 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.11 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.13 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	19.27 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.23 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.39 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	0.32
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	13.56 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	43.40°
Mean Glint Angle	46.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXe-LA-ARs_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	TX
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Pecos County, TX
NWS WFO	Midland/Odessa TX
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-08-17 21:07:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.970278°, -103.355278°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Pecos County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	924.01 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)	355.29 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	38.27 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	11.18 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	46.33 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	60.73 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	39.16 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	17.61 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	41.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.53
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.00
Maximum Radiative Power	414.79 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	47.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	34.10°
Mean Glint Angle	43.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	17.80 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Coahuila de Zaragoza
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	Matamoros, Coahuila de Zaragoza
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-08-17 21:07:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	25.386944°, -103.324165°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Matamoros (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	70.90 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)	331.04 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	12.67 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.37 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	20.13 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	29.95 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.89 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.34 K
Similar Pixel Count	4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	7.00 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	0.00
Maximum Radiative Power	70.90 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	43.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	32.30°
Mean Glint Angle	33.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.50 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	2026-08-17 21:08:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.640278°, -82.911667°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	21.51 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	311.63 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.26 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.46 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.67 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.04 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.37 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.88 K
Similar Pixel Count	20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.50 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.91
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	10.77 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	28.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	50.50°
Mean Glint Angle	47.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	9.10 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	2026-08-17 21:08:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	21.851667°, -78.140556°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.13 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	308.05 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.30 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.70 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	5.76 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.20 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.47 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.32 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	0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	5.13 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	25.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	54.90°
Mean Glint Angle	54.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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