Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-11-18
Time: 14:31:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-11-18 14:36:15 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253221431177_e20253221433550_c20253221434050.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253221426177_e20253221428550_c20253221429030.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) VA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Appomattox County, VA
NWS WFO Blacksburg VA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-11-18 14:31:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.341667°, -78.833054°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Appomattox County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power4.17 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)285.42 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.03 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.06 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.37 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.27 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.54 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.16 K
Similar Pixel Count16
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.90
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power4.17 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 66.30°
Mean Glint Angle104.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Sumter County, SC
NWS WFO Columbia SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-11-18 14:32:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.931946°, -80.248611°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Sumter County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.75 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)290.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.67 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.21 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.04 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.69 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.05 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.34 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.19
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.75 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 64.40°
Mean Glint Angle99.30°
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) Monroe County, AL
NWS WFO Mobile AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-11-18 14:32:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.275833°, -87.646111°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Monroe County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power18.19 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.48 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.16 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.43 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.46 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.91 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.10 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.46 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.58
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.54
Maximum Radiative Power18.19 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 66.90°
Mean Glint Angle102.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Palm Beach County, FL
NWS WFO Miami FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-11-18 14:32:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 26.577778°, -80.697502°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Palm Beach County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power216.56 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)318.59 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)20.25 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.93 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)25.68 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)25.64 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.84 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.90 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)20.80 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 Power69.82 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 31.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 59.30°
Mean Glint Angle87.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 18.80 km2
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