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Wildfire Alert
Aid: 1231977
Alert Type: Possible Wildfire
Date: 2026-02-24 17:19:55
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| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | SC |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Oconee County, SC |
| NWS WFO | Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-24 17:20:01UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.843056°, -83.091667° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 83.09 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: Cpt 26 Waterwheel AP RX (HIGH, tdiff=0.2003 days, Point) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 296.28 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 14.80 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 8.49 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 15.89 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 31.11 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.74 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.31 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.70 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.56 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.77 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 55.74 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 41.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 45.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 86.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 16.00 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
