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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-04-20
Time: 19:26:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-04-20 19:31:12 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20251101926175_e20251101928548_c20251101929046.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20251101921175_e20251101923548_c20251101924032.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Washington County, GA
NWS WFO Peachtree City GA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-04-20 19:27:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.976387°, -82.798058°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Washington County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.04 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated SPC Risk
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)305.94 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.67 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.78 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.07 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.86 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.22 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.86 K
Similar Pixel Count22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.78
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.87
Maximum Radiative Power10.04 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 34.40°
Mean Glint Angle58.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 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 (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-04-20 19:28:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.765556°, -80.675003°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.66 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)313.15 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.79 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.90 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.91 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.95 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.25 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.26 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.72
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power11.66 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 27.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 31.90°
Mean Glint Angle41.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.50 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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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/Time2025-04-20 19:28:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.253334°, -80.769722°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power54.31 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)324.63 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)13.00 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.82 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.63 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)25.86 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.52 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.32 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)15.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.46
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.74
Maximum Radiative Power54.31 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 26.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 31.70°
Mean Glint Angle40.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.50 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Haiti
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-04-20 19:28:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 18.486389°, -72.035004°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.38 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)313.89 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.53 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.09 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.19 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.89 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.38 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.57 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.70
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.94
Maximum Radiative Power10.38 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 22.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 39.10°
Mean Glint Angle48.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.30 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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