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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-01-20 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 17:51:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-01-20 17:56:08 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250201751170_e20250201753543_c20250201754037.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250201746170_e20250201748543_c20250201749045.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | NC |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Brunswick County, NC |
| NWS WFO | Wilmington NC |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-01-20 17:52:22UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.060000°, -78.270000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 9.22 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 290.09 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.07 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.77 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.75 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.27 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.84 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.53 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 3 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.60 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 9.22 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 54.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 93.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.60 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Cass County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Shreveport LA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-01-20 17:52:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.210000°, -94.050000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 10.34 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 287.70 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.72 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.57 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.13 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.73 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.55 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.06 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.12 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 10.34 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 43.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 53.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 95.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Grady County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Tallahassee FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-01-20 17:52:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 30.730000°, -84.370000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 6.50 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 289.85 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.15 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.88 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.67 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.22 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.04 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.86 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 5 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.52 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 6.50 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 37.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 50.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 86.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.40 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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