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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-12-20 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 18:21:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-12-20 18:26:00 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253541821182_e20253541823555_c20253541824042.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253541816182_e20253541818555_c20253541819047.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 4 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Laurens County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Peachtree City GA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-20 18:22:23UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.337776°, -82.844444° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 15.15 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 300.60 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.69 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 8.16 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.38 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.40 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.26 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.54 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 5.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.77 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 15.15 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 38.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 57.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 92.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.10 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Russell County, AL |
| NWS WFO | Birmingham AL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-20 18:22:22UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.115833°, -85.231941° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 3.99 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 294.36 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.61 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.81 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 6.64 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.45 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.74 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.43 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 11 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.34 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.76 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 3.99 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 56.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 91.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.20 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | LA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Concordia Parish, LA |
| NWS WFO | Jackson MS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-20 18:22:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.672777°, -91.576111° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 8.16 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 300.40 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.10 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.43 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.57 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.33 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.59 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.97 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 15 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.74 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 8.16 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 41.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 55.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 91.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.30 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | LA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Iberville Parish, LA |
| NWS WFO | New Orleans LA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-20 18:22:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 30.491945°, -91.535278° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 37.30 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 310.95 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 10.98 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 9.41 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 17.45 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.90 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.24 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.19 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 8.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.83 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.80 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 37.30 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 54.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 88.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.20 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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