Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-08-18
Time:	19:16:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-08-18 19:21:30 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262301916171_e20262301918550_c20262301919003.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262301911171_e20262301913545_c20262301914006.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications:	7

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	British Columbia
Country/Countries	Canada
County/Locality(s)	Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-08-18 19:16:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	51.112221°, -122.193336°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Thompson-Nicola (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	95.42 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	307.29 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	8.73 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.78 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	18.49 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	26.29 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.11 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.93 K
Similar Pixel Count	16
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.40 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	0.61
Maximum Radiative Power	95.42 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	73.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	39.30°
Mean Glint Angle	107.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	14.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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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 (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-08-18 19:16:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	46.101112°, -116.280556°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Idaho County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	407.57 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	332.10 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	23.08 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	7.72 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	31.41 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	37.58 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	23.38 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.05 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	10.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.70
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.65
Maximum Radiative Power	267.26 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	66.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	33.30°
Mean Glint Angle	94.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	20.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	IDn-MTw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	CA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Los Angeles County, CA
NWS WFO	Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-08-18 19:17:18UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.396667°, -118.420280°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Los Angeles County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	69.39 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	305.40 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	13.41 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	9.02 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.46 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	20.07 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.79 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.29 K
Similar Pixel Count	16
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	-0.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.55
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.47
Maximum Radiative Power	69.39 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	60.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	21.90°
Mean Glint Angle	79.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	8.10 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	AZsw-CAse_750_m CAcentral_750_m CAs_750_m NVs-UTsw-AZnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	LA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	St. Martin Parish, LA
NWS WFO	Lake Charles LA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-08-18 19:17:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.089445°, -91.863609°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	St. Martin Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	29.70 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	314.49 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.40 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.36 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.02 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	23.54 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.42 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.57 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.10 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	0.99
Maximum Radiative Power	29.70 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	22.30°
Mean Glint Angle	49.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m TXe-LA-ARs_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	2026-08-18 19:18:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.920000°, -82.005554°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	14.31 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	312.72 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.45 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.81 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	4.90 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.28 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.18 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.42 K
Similar Pixel Count	14
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.50 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.60
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	14.31 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	28.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	26.40°
Mean Glint Angle	37.50°
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)	San Luis Potosí
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	Ebano, San Luis Potosí
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-08-18 19:18:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.226667°, -98.496948°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Ebano (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	132.51 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	317.53 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	11.27 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.78 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	8.88 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	32.10 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.93 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.59 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	0.44
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.75
Maximum Radiative Power	132.51 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	12.60°
Mean Glint Angle	37.50°
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	Dominican Republic
County/Locality(s)	Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-08-18 19:18:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	18.872778°, -69.516113°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.74 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	306.14 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	1.80 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.59 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	4.80 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.90 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.79 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.28 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.50 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	6.74 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	23.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	37.40°
Mean Glint Angle	49.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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