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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-12-22 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 16:21:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-12-22 16:25:57 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253561621184_e20253561623557_c20253561624047.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253561616184_e20253561618557_c20253561619042.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KY |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Jackson County, KY |
| NWS WFO | Jackson KY |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-22 16:21:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.537224°, -84.142502° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 7.59 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 290.11 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.37 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.49 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.49 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.46 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.06 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.01 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 10 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.40 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 | 7.59 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 44.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 63.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 108.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Burke County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Columbia SC |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-22 16:22:23UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.037498°, -81.974167° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 12.97 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 294.65 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.52 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.96 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.12 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.92 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.50 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.50 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 11 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.45 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.98 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 12.97 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 58.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 97.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 10.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Unknown |
| Country/Countries | Cuba |
| County/Locality(s) | Unknown, Unknown |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-22 16:23:22UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 22.843334°, -82.643890° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 12.13 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 307.54 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.07 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.13 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.73 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.33 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.12 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.40 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 12 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.96 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 12.13 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 28.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 49.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 77.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 4.50 km2 |
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