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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-12-17 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 18:46:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-12-17 18:51:10 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253511846179_e20253511848552_c20253511849019.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253511841179_e20253511843552_c20253511844052.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 5 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Franklin County, IL |
| NWS WFO | Paducah KY |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-17 18:46:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 38.008610°, -88.721947° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 11.49 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 296.51 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.23 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.40 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.58 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.48 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.02 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.63 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 6 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.55 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.97 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 11.49 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 46.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 62.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 101.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.80 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Pope County, IL |
| NWS WFO | Paducah KY |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-17 18:46:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.508057°, -88.539444° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 11.94 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 293.24 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.92 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.82 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.33 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.17 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.09 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.59 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 13 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.47 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 11.94 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 45.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 62.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 100.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.50 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Sumter County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Peachtree City GA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-17 18:47:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.120277°, -84.091393° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 59.60 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 306.51 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 17.59 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 12.59 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 17.74 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 34.64 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.46 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.53 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 14.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.55 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.81 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 59.60 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 38.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 58.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 90.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.10 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Coffee County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Jacksonville FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-17 18:47:22UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.493610°, -82.650558° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 9.00 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 299.91 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.32 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.37 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.18 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.74 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.68 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.98 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 23 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.85 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.95 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 9.00 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 37.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 58.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 90.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.10 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | FL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Hendry County, FL |
| NWS WFO | Miami FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-17 18:47:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 26.493334°, -80.920280° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 23.66 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 308.24 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 7.71 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.03 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.49 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.91 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.04 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.62 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 13 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 10.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.88 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.98 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 23.66 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 31.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 54.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 80.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 4.70 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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