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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-01-31
Time: 16:11:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-01-31 16:16:02 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250311611175_e20250311613548_c20250311614026.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250311606175_e20250311608548_c20250311609003.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) McDowell County, NC
NWS WFO Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-01-31 16:12:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.771111°, -82.011108°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • McDowell County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power60.28 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: NORTH FORK (HIGH, tdiff=0.81766 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.12 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)13.06 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.37 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.11 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)25.73 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.16 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.62 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.60
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.62
Maximum Radiative Power34.44 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 57.30°
Mean Glint Angle98.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Osceola County, FL
NWS WFO Melbourne FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-01-31 16:12:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 28.041389°, -81.060280°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Osceola County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power39.09 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)313.06 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)11.69 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.38 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.41 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.73 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.12 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.26 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)9.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.31
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power39.09 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 33.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 50.00°
Mean Glint Angle82.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Palm Beach County, FL
NWS WFO Miami FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-01-31 16:12:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 26.770834°, -80.522224°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Palm Beach County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power270.57 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)331.51 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)26.41 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.03 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)34.03 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)33.86 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)25.31 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.93 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)26.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.96
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.95
Maximum Radiative Power120.00 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 32.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 48.70°
Mean Glint Angle79.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 14.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Palm Beach County, FL
NWS WFO Miami FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-01-31 16:12:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 26.555834°, -80.675552°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Palm Beach County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.52 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)308.12 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.56 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.09 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.90 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.58 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.55 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.22 K
Similar Pixel Count12
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.52
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.96
Maximum Radiative Power12.52 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 31.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 48.60°
Mean Glint Angle79.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.70 km2
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