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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-03-28
Time: 17:56:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-03-28 18:01:12 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250871756174_e20250871758547_c20250871759030.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250871751174_e20250871753548_c20250871754046.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Morgan County, GA
NWS WFO Peachtree City GA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-28 17:57:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.463333°, -83.436943°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Morgan County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.39 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated SPC Risk
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.90 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.67 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.04 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.39 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.78 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.22 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.11 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.73
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power11.39 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 31.20°
Mean Glint Angle69.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Randolph County, AL
NWS WFO Birmingham AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-28 17:57:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.181946°, -85.285004°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Randolph County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.87 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated SPC Risk
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.17 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.81 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.65 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.39 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.55 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.52 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.57 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.62
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.87 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 30.70°
Mean Glint Angle69.40°
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) Sumter County, GA
NWS WFO Peachtree City GA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-28 17:57:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.072498°, -84.018890°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Sumter County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power16.02 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated SPC Risk
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.31 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.03 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.68 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.57 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.23 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.31 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.13 K
Similar Pixel Count13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.82
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power16.02 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 29.70°
Mean Glint Angle66.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Leon County, FL
NWS WFO Tallahassee FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-28 17:57:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.662500°, -84.277779°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Leon County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power19.27 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated SPC Risk
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.47 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.19 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.49 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.75 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.71 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.46 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.91 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.49
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power10.21 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 28.30°
Mean Glint Angle63.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Cuba
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-28 17:58:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.680555°, -82.834167°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power37.50 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)317.53 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.36 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.85 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.32 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.43 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.51 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.94 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.96
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.82
Maximum Radiative Power22.11 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 28.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 20.70°
Mean Glint Angle46.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.10 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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