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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-03-18
Time: 21:42:24
Production Date and Time: 2025-03-18 21:43:09 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G16_s20250772142248_e20250772142306_c20250772142359.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G16_s20250772141248_e20250772141306_c20250772141357.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Screven County, GA
NWS WFO Charleston SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-18 21:42:27UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.938889°, -81.674164°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Screven County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power20.87 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.55 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.33 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)13.66 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.50 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.35 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.37 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.20 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.40 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.43
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.42
Maximum Radiative Power20.87 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 67.50°
Mean Glint Angle76.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Bulloch County, GA
NWS WFO Charleston SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-18 21:42:27UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.537777°, -81.861664°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Bulloch County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.76 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)297.16 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.21 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.49 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.10 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.29 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.05 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.88 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.40 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.71
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power4.59 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 67.20°
Mean Glint Angle75.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.30 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 MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-18 21:42:26UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.082500°, -86.013336°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Montgomery County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power21.54 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.12 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.12 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)19.26 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.17 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.53 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.63 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.19 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.10 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.91
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power12.30 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 63.70°
Mean Glint Angle70.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Sumter County, GA
NWS WFO Peachtree City GA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-18 21:42:26UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.026943°, -84.102776°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Sumter County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.74 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.04 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.79 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.32 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.49 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.37 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.71 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.09 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.50 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.47
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.74 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 65.30°
Mean Glint Angle72.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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