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Wildfire Alert
Aid: 1096825
Alert Type: Possible Wildfire
Date: 2025-08-27 16:00:55
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| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Bibb County, AL |
| NWS WFO | Birmingham AL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-08-27 16:01:00UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.194168°, -87.114723° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 57.05 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 308.97 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 9.27 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 9.46 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.73 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.36 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.64 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.54 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | -999.00 K |
| Image Interval | -999.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.41 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 31.92 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 33.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 71.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 10.60 km2 |
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