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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-03-27 |
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| Time: | 17:51:55 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-03-27 17:52:45 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20250861751552_e20250861752010_c20250861752067.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20250861749552_e20250861750011_c20250861750057.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Jackson County, AL |
| NWS WFO | Huntsville AL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-27 17:51:57UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.775276°, -86.282219° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 5.60 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) | 306.64 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.91 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.18 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 16.59 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.92 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.89 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.71 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.90 K |
| Image Interval | 2.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.51 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.60 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 42.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 32.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 73.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Talladega County, AL |
| NWS WFO | Birmingham AL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-27 17:51:57UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.180279°, -86.425278° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 11.49 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 306.47 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.41 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.97 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.69 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.86 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.35 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.80 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.30 K |
| Image Interval | 2.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.67 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 11.49 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 31.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 70.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| 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) | Sumter County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Peachtree City GA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-27 17:51:57UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.119999°, -84.069168° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 8.48 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) | 2.63 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.25 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.93 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.90 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.20 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.95 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 23 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.00 K |
| Image Interval | 2.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.75 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 8.48 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 38.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 30.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 67.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.10 km2 |
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