Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-09-28
Time:	20:31:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-09-28 20:36:23 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262712031170_e20262712033544_c20262712034014.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262712026170_e20262712028543_c20262712029027.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications:	8

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	ID
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Shoshone County, ID
NWS WFO	Spokane WA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-09-28 20:31:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	47.908054°, -115.989998°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Shoshone County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.65 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	290.51 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.20 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.06 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.30 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.32 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.13 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.32 K
Similar Pixel Count	6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.50 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.81
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.96
Maximum Radiative Power	8.65 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	68.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	51.20°
Mean Glint Angle	92.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.70 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	IDn-MTw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	WA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Whitman County, WA
NWS WFO	Spokane WA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-09-28 20:31:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	46.747501°, -117.450836°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Whitman County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	285.38 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	320.22 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	16.64 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	8.63 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	30.80 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	26.20 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.20 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.08 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	0.99
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.99
Maximum Radiative Power	149.64 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	68.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	49.80°
Mean Glint Angle	91.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	21.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	IDn-MTw_750_m WAw-ORw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	WA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Walla Walla County, WA
NWS WFO	Pendleton OR
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-09-28 20:31:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	46.025833°, -118.228615°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Walla Walla County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	108.23 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	314.46 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	11.09 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.66 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	24.37 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	22.21 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.77 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.68 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	11.80 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	0.58
Maximum Radiative Power	108.23 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	68.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	49.00°
Mean Glint Angle	90.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.70 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	IDn-MTw_750_m WAw-ORw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	CA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Colusa County, CA
NWS WFO	Sacramento CA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-09-28 20:31:48UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	39.396667°, -122.030281°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Colusa County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	18.70 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	306.90 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.67 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.45 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	8.73 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.51 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.44 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.44 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.49
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.92
Maximum Radiative Power	18.70 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	66.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	41.90°
Mean Glint Angle	84.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	CAcentral_750_m ORsw-CAn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	KY
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Muhlenberg County, KY
NWS WFO	Paducah KY
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-09-28 20:31:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	37.368332°, -87.067780°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Muhlenberg County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	14.39 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	306.44 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.11 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.10 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.44 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.41 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.21 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.65 K
Similar Pixel Count	4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.80 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	0.69
Maximum Radiative Power	14.39 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	45.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	55.90°
Mean Glint Angle	76.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.70 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	ILs-INs-KYw-TNw-_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	MO
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Butler County, MO
NWS WFO	Paducah KY
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-09-28 20:31:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	36.731388°, -90.234169°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Butler County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	45.17 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	315.59 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	10.72 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.38 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	19.22 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	20.91 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.25 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.60 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	5.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.78
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.90
Maximum Radiative Power	45.17 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	45.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	53.50°
Mean Glint Angle	73.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.70 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	ILs-INs-KYw-TNw-_750_m 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)	Lamar County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-09-28 20:32:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.939445°, -88.122780°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Lamar County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	12.18 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	304.71 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.44 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.55 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.42 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.69 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.54 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.11 K
Similar Pixel Count	21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.20 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	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	12.18 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	42.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	53.30°
Mean Glint Angle	70.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	LA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
NWS WFO	New Orleans LA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-09-28 20:32:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	29.945000°, -90.655556°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	St. John the Baptist Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	37.20 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	312.62 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	9.62 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	6.14 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.37 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	20.71 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.09 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.26 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	7.00 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.82
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	37.20 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	49.30°
Mean Glint Angle	61.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.10 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m TXe-LA-ARs_750_m
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