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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-02-24
Time: 21:56:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-02-24 22:01:03 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250552156173_e20250552158546_c20250552159006.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250552151173_e20250552153546_c20250552154029.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) Moore County, NC
NWS WFO Raleigh NC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-02-24 21:57:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.296944°, -79.476112°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Moore County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power21.50 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)297.26 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.03 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.53 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.88 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.75 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.96 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.61 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)9.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.61
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power21.50 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 77.00°
Mean Glint Angle89.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Marengo County, AL
NWS WFO Birmingham AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-02-24 21:57:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.333332°, -87.910004°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Marengo County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.85 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)295.18 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.40 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)16.95 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.16 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.91 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.27 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.68 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.50 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 Power7.20 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 69.40°
Mean Glint Angle77.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Dominican Republic
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-02-24 21:58:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 18.754168°, -69.656113°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.34 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)299.49 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.66 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)14.27 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.83 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.22 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.48 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.23 K
Similar Pixel Count7
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.58
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power5.34 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 23.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 80.20°
Mean Glint Angle92.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.30 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Puerto Rico
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-02-24 21:58:54UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 17.988611°, -66.474167°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power15.71 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.96 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.77 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.68 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)3.91 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.50 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.22 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.99 K
Similar Pixel Count6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.82
Maximum Radiative Power8.26 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 23.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 83.00°
Mean Glint Angle97.90°
Water Fraction0.50
Total Pixel Area 8.70 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
  • None Available
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