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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-04-02
Time: 20:26:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-04-02 20:31:10 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250922026171_e20250922028544_c20250922029004.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250922021171_e20250922023544_c20250922024039.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) Autauga County, AL
NWS WFO Birmingham AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-04-02 20:27:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.404999°, -86.829720°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Autauga County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power16.70 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.34 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.84 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.88 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.87 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.57 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.85 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.27 K
Similar Pixel Count21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.56
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.79
Maximum Radiative Power16.70 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.70°
Mean Glint Angle62.20°
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) Worth County, GA
NWS WFO Tallahassee FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-04-02 20:27:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.530834°, -83.713608°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Worth County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power19.61 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)308.54 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.18 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.82 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.52 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.46 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.47 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.18 K
Similar Pixel Count19
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.47
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.56
Maximum Radiative Power19.61 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 47.70°
Mean Glint Angle63.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Decatur County, GA
NWS WFO Tallahassee FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-04-02 20:27:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.894722°, -84.458336°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Decatur County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.77 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)309.20 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.93 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.28 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.08 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.72 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.59 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.07 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.64
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power10.77 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 46.80°
Mean Glint Angle61.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.00 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/Time2025-04-02 20:28:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 21.940556°, -79.901947°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power125.79 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)328.59 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)23.88 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.94 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)29.09 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)35.32 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)24.31 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.09 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)23.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.63
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power125.79 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 26.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 47.60°
Mean Glint Angle54.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.90 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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