{"id":68492,"date":"2026-01-15T23:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T23:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=68492"},"modified":"2026-01-16T17:54:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T17:54:29","slug":"prescribed-burns-near-the-gulf-coast-of-texas-and-louisiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/68492","title":{"rendered":"Prescribed burns near the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div style=\"width: 3002px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2026\/01\/260115_goes19_geoColorRGB_ngfsFireDetections_Gulf_Coast.mp4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2026\/01\/260115_2221utc_g19_rgb_ngfs.png\" width=\"2992\" height=\"1780\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">GOES-19 GeoColor RGB images with an overlay of NGFS Fire Detection polygons, from 1701-2231 UTC on 15 January [click to play MP4 animation]<\/p><\/div>5-minute CONUS Sector GOES-19 <em>(GOES-East)<\/em> GeoColor RGB images with an overlay of <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/ngfs\/\"><strong>Next Generation Fire System<\/strong><\/a> (NGFS) Fire Detection polygons <em><strong>(above)<\/strong><\/em> displayed numerous thermal signatures and smoke plumes associated with prescribed burns near the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/dailywxmap\/index_20260115.html\"><strong>15 January 2026<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the hottest-burning fires occurred near the coast in far southwest Louisiana &#8212; as seen in a closer view <em><strong>(below)<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><div style=\"width: 3002px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2026\/01\/260115_goes19_geoColorRGB_ngfsFireDetections_Gulf_Coast_zoom.mp4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2026\/01\/260115_1836utc_g19_rgb_ngfs.png\" width=\"2992\" height=\"1780\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">GOES-19 GeoColor RGB images with an overlay of NGFS Fire Detection polygons, from 1701-2231 UTC on 15 January [click to play MP4 animation]<\/p><\/div>The hottest of these 2 fires was located along the eastern shore of Sabine Lake <em><strong>(below)<\/strong><\/em> &#8212; which exhibited a maximum 3.9 \u00b5m brightness temperature of 136\u00baC (which is only about 2 degrees below the 137.77\u00baC saturation temperature of GOES-19 Band 7 detectors) at 1836 UTC. Interestingly, even though this was the hottest-burning fire (that produced a sizable and dense smoke plume) it only burned for about 4 hours, from 1726-2121 UTC.<\/p>\n<p><div style=\"width: 3002px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2026\/01\/260115_1836utc_g19_ngfs_sample_1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2026\/01\/260115_1836utc_g19_ngfs_sample_1.png\" width=\"2992\" height=\"1780\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">GOES-19 GeoColor RGB image with an overlay of NGFS Fire Detection polygons at 1836 UTC &#8212; with a cursor sample that included the maximum 3.9 \u00b5m Shortwave Infrared brightness temperature of 136\u00baC [click to enlarge]<\/p><\/div>The second fire was located farther east, in the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge <em><strong>(below)<\/strong><\/em> &#8212; which exhibited a maximum 3.9 \u00b5m brightness temperature of 116\u00baC at 2051 UTC.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 3002px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2026\/01\/260115_2051utc_g19_ngfs_sample_2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2026\/01\/260115_2051utc_g19_ngfs_sample_2.png\" width=\"2992\" height=\"1780\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">GOES-19 GeoColor RGB image with an overlay of NGFS Fire Detection polygons at 2051 UTC &#8212; which included a cursor sample showing the maximum Shortwave Infrared 3.9 \u00b5m brightness temperature of 116\u00baC [click to enlarge]<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5-minute CONUS Sector GOES-19 (GOES-East) GeoColor RGB images with an overlay of Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) Fire Detection polygons (above) displayed numerous thermal signatures and smoke plumes associated with prescribed burns near the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana on 15 January 2026. 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