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Wildfire Alert
Aid: 1197315
Alert Type: Possible Wildfire
Date: 2026-01-28 17:41:17
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| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | SC |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Chesterfield County, SC |
| NWS WFO | Columbia SC |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-01-28 17:42:22UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.638054°, -80.277222° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 7.38 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: Comp 01 Unit 11B 11C CRR RX (HIGH, tdiff=0.15639 days, Point) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 290.05 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.51 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.40 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.51 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.41 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.86 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.32 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 7 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.31 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 7.38 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 52.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 93.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.30 km2 |
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