Jan 2026: Due to an ongoing data center cooling system construction project, NGFS data outages may occur with little or no notice. Bitterly cold air in Madison Jan 22-24 increases risk of outages.
Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-08-27 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 16:40:55 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-08-27 16:41:35 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20252391640557_e20252391641014_c20252391641072.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20252391639557_e20252391640016_c20252391640077.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
More details ▼
Hide details ▲
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Bolivar County, MS |
| NWS WFO | Jackson MS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-08-27 16:40:59UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.698055°, -90.964165° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
|
| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 58.59 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 322.12 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 13.74 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.49 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 23.27 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 30.09 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.92 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.02 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 5.40 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.95 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.48 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 58.59 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 42.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 30.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 72.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.50 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
| View all event imagery » | |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Shelby County, AL |
| NWS WFO | Birmingham AL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-08-27 16:41:00UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.231110°, -86.593056° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
|
| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 11.69 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 305.13 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.06 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.65 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.27 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.61 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.21 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.14 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 9 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.80 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.85 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 11.69 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 27.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 67.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.30 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
| View all event imagery » | |
