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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-02-24 |
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| Time: | 20:52:25 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-02-24 20:53:05 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G16_s20250552052252_e20250552052309_c20250552052373.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G16_s20250552051252_e20250552051309_c20250552051358.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Barbour County, AL |
| NWS WFO | Birmingham AL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-02-24 20:52:27UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.044998°, -85.199997° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 6.67 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 295.43 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.84 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.45 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.28 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.49 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.43 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.43 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 21 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.40 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.62 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 6.67 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 59.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 77.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Wheeler County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Peachtree City GA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-02-24 20:52:27UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.007500°, -82.700554° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 17.09 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 300.42 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.84 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 8.76 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.33 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.92 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.30 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.55 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 20 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.20 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.67 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 17.09 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 38.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 61.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 79.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Wilcox County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Peachtree City GA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-02-24 20:52:27UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.853611°, -83.460831° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 13.46 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 298.97 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.19 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.90 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 15.35 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.60 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.96 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.56 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 21 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.80 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.71 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 13.46 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 38.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 60.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 78.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.10 km2 |
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