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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-03-27 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 16:20:55 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-03-27 16:21:54 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20250861620552_e20250861621010_c20250861621057.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20250861618552_e20250861619010_c20250861619064.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TN |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Hardin County, TN |
| NWS WFO | Memphis TN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-27 16:20:57UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 35.167500°, -88.234726° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 13.53 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 307.17 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.86 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.08 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 17.24 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.46 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.18 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.57 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 14 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.40 K |
| Image Interval | 2.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.89 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.87 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 13.53 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 43.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 40.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 82.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.50 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Laurens County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Peachtree City GA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-27 16:20:58UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.526669°, -82.841393° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 6.39 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 304.06 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.33 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.64 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.24 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.52 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.81 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.37 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 23 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.50 K |
| Image Interval | 2.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.62 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 6.39 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 38.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 35.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 72.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.10 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Tift County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Tallahassee FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-27 16:20:58UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.433611°, -83.393890° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 21.53 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 307.24 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.57 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.61 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 15.11 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.45 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.58 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.72 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.80 K |
| Image Interval | 2.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.94 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.94 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 21.53 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 37.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 34.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 71.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.10 km2 |
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