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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-02-22
Time: 17:51:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-02-22 17:56:09 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250531751172_e20250531753545_c20250531754037.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250531746172_e20250531748545_c20250531749025.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Fairfield County, SC
NWS WFO Columbia SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-02-22 17:52:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.425835°, -81.080559°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Fairfield County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power4.57 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)293.48 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.57 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.64 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.35 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.41 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.95 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.27 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.25
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power4.57 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.10°
Mean Glint Angle84.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Bamberg County, SC
NWS WFO Columbia SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-02-22 17:52:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.265278°, -80.962776°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Bamberg County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power37.33 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.87 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)13.43 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.20 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)22.82 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.70 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.12 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.45 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)10.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.65
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.90
Maximum Radiative Power37.33 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 43.90°
Mean Glint Angle82.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Wise County, TX
NWS WFO Fort Worth TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-02-22 17:52:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.384724°, -97.559723°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Wise County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power22.94 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.17 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.08 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.01 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.56 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.16 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.46 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.28 K
Similar Pixel Count19
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.01
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power12.15 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.70°
Mean Glint Angle90.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Henry County, AL
NWS WFO Tallahassee FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-02-22 17:52:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.483334°, -85.127502°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Henry County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.14 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)299.92 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.58 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.45 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.04 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.15 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.09 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.70 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.74
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.14 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 42.00°
Mean Glint Angle79.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Covington County, AL
NWS WFO Mobile AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-02-22 17:52:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.228889°, -86.451942°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Covington County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power16.70 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.16 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.90 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.84 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.00 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.05 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.49 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.89 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.78
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power16.70 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 41.80°
Mean Glint Angle79.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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