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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-03-27
Time: 05:00:55
Production Date and Time: 2025-03-27 05:01:35 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20250860500552_e20250860501009_c20250860501055.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalNONE
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Haywood County, NC
NWS WFO Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-27 05:01:01UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.401669°, -82.830276°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Haywood County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.10 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)279.59 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.14 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.94 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.14 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.50 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.35 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)38.98 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.44
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.10 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 141.50°
Mean Glint Angle99.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Henderson County, NC
NWS WFO Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-27 05:01:01UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.275276°, -82.353889°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Henderson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.01 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated SPC Risk, Known Incident: Black Cove (HIGH, tdiff=0.20712 days, Perimeter)
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)283.19 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.96 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.50 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.84 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.32 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.95 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.00 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.49
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power9.01 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 141.70°
Mean Glint Angle99.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Greenville County, SC
NWS WFO Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Bias)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-27 05:01:01UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.106110°, -82.566948°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Greenville County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power26.60 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated SPC Risk
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)290.45 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)11.91 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.28 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.23 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.71 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.02 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.20 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.93
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power26.60 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 141.90°
Mean Glint Angle100.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Greenville County, SC
NWS WFO Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Bias)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-27 05:01:01UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.057220°, -82.723053°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Greenville County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power366.03 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated SPC Risk, Known Incident: TABLE ROCK (HIGH, tdiff=0.24779 days, Perimeter)
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)305.95 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)28.58 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)16.54 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)30.64 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)28.57 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)27.95 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.22 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.81
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power125.21 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 141.80°
Mean Glint Angle100.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 85.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Rabun County, GA
NWS WFO Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Bias)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-27 05:01:01UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.940834°, -83.309998°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Rabun County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power84.78 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated SPC Risk, Known Incident: Big Ridge (HIGH, tdiff=0.2688 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.13 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)24.07 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)26.54 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)25.70 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)23.61 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)23.33 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)164.54 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.81
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power84.78 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 141.90°
Mean Glint Angle100.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 21.40 km2
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