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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-03-06 |
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| Time: | 20:27:55 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-03-06 20:29:34 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20250652027550_e20250652028008_c20250652028060.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20250652026550_e20250652027008_c20250652027070.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | SC |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Richland County, SC |
| NWS WFO | Columbia SC |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-06 20:27:58UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.034168°, -80.843887° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 7.10 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) | 295.28 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.86 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.62 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.19 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.98 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.53 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.97 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.70 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.69 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.90 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 7.10 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 57.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 79.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Montgomery County, AL |
| NWS WFO | Birmingham AL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-06 20:27:57UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.112499°, -86.333336° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 3.65 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 294.01 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.75 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.96 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.39 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.59 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.86 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.50 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 22 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.30 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.68 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 3.65 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 52.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 72.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | FL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Jefferson County, FL |
| NWS WFO | Tallahassee FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-06 20:27:57UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 30.607222°, -83.614998° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 9.05 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 297.21 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.91 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.68 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.50 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.46 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.15 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.52 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.00 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.01 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 9.05 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 37.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 53.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 72.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.00 km2 |
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