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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-12-22 |
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| Time: | 16:16:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-12-22 16:21:10 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253561616184_e20253561618557_c20253561619042.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253561611184_e20253561613557_c20253561614035.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | NC |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Chatham County, NC |
| NWS WFO | Raleigh NC |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-22 16:17:23UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 35.744999°, -79.435837° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 2.71 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 288.31 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.56 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.82 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.02 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.00 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.56 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.27 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.44 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 2.71 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 41.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 60.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 102.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | SC |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Horry County, SC |
| NWS WFO | Wilmington NC |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-22 16:17:23UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.213333°, -79.069725° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 4.72 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 291.02 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.92 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.98 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.21 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.41 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.60 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.92 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 10 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.69 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.93 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 4.72 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 59.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 99.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Berrien County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Tallahassee FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-22 16:17:22UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.384445°, -83.190552° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 5.19 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 296.33 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.43 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.99 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.53 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.44 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.43 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.81 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 15 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.49 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.19 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 37.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 57.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 95.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.10 km2 |
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