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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-03-21
Time: 17:43:55
Production Date and Time: 2025-03-21 17:45:10 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20250801743550_e20250801744007_c20250801744074.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20250801742550_e20250801743007_c20250801743060.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cullman County, AL
NWS WFO Huntsville AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-21 17:44:00UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.291111°, -86.484169°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cullman County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.31 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.59 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.64 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.67 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.82 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.24 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.27 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.98 K
Similar Pixel Count21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.50 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.75
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power9.31 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 34.60°
Mean Glint Angle75.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Crawford County, GA
NWS WFO Peachtree City GA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-21 17:44:00UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.708889°, -84.003891°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Crawford County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power3.32 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.39 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.92 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.84 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.82 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.58 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.92 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.93 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.30 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.87
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power3.32 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 32.90°
Mean Glint Angle71.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Yazoo County, MS
NWS WFO Jackson MS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-21 17:43:59UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.610832°, -90.589165°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Yazoo County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power19.60 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)308.64 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.13 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.73 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.02 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.36 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.87 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.17 K
Similar Pixel Count13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.50 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.64
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.60
Maximum Radiative Power19.60 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 33.40°
Mean Glint Angle74.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Bleckley County, GA
NWS WFO Peachtree City GA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-21 17:44:01UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.391109°, -83.296112°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Bleckley County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.54 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.13 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.29 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.21 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.01 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.57 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.79 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.84 K
Similar Pixel Count20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.80 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.74
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.54 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 32.60°
Mean Glint Angle70.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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