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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-11-26
Time: 19:26:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-11-26 19:31:28 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253301926172_e20253301928545_c20253301929034.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253301921172_e20253301923545_c20253301924021.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Randolph County, NC
NWS WFO Raleigh NC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-11-26 19:27:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.672779°, -79.777496°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Randolph County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power14.17 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)299.49 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.12 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.08 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.68 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.20 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.59 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.47 K
Similar Pixel Count11
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.66
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.80
Maximum Radiative Power14.17 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 65.40°
Mean Glint Angle97.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Walker County, AL
NWS WFO Birmingham AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-11-26 19:27:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.946945°, -87.402496°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Walker County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.57 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)292.13 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.58 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.47 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.72 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.16 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.31 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.79 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.50 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 Power6.57 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 60.50°
Mean Glint Angle89.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Rusk County, TX
NWS WFO Shreveport LA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-11-26 19:27:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.876389°, -94.513885°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Rusk County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power3.42 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)294.21 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.33 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.74 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.36 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.17 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.79 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.04 K
Similar Pixel Count17
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.81
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power3.42 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 56.00°
Mean Glint Angle84.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Houston County, TX
NWS WFO Houston/Galveston TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-11-26 19:27:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.433056°, -95.256386°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Houston County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.30 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)295.43 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.39 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.68 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.97 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.30 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.79 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.47 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.75
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power5.76 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 55.40°
Mean Glint Angle83.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.90 km2
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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/Time2025-11-26 19:28:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 18.840000°, -72.220558°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.79 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)305.84 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.52 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.59 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.61 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.54 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.27 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.37 K
Similar Pixel Count15
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.31
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power10.79 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 22.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 57.40°
Mean Glint Angle75.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.30 km2
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