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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-04-18
Time: 15:06:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-04-18 15:11:11 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20251081506173_e20251081508546_c20251081509003.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20251081501173_e20251081503546_c20251081504046.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Lawrence County, IL
NWS WFO Lincoln IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-04-18 15:06:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.800278°, -87.671387°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Lawrence County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.94 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.78 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.48 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.40 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.30 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.75 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.70 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.11 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.56
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power11.94 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 46.10°
Mean Glint Angle84.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) WV
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Greenbrier County, WV
NWS WFO Blacksburg VA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-04-18 15:06:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.842224°, -80.198059°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Greenbrier County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power16.00 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.04 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.98 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.95 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.87 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.46 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.81 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.97 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.57
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.56 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 40.60°
Mean Glint Angle76.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Orangeburg County, SC
NWS WFO Columbia SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-04-18 15:07:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.454723°, -80.775833°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Orangeburg County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power21.11 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.19 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.52 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.33 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.12 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.37 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.47 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.38 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.56
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.43
Maximum Radiative Power21.11 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 38.70°
Mean Glint Angle69.30°
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) Clarke County, AL
NWS WFO Mobile AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-04-18 15:07:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.883612°, -87.789444°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Clarke County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.27 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)299.99 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.55 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.83 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.79 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.02 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.87 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.41 K
Similar Pixel Count9
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.86
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power9.27 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 43.40°
Mean Glint Angle75.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Bahamas
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-04-18 15:07:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 25.003056°, -78.047775°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.98 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)305.33 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.61 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.60 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.36 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.18 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.03 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.85 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.80
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.98 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 29.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 33.00°
Mean Glint Angle52.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.60 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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