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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-01-01
Time: 21:26:19
Production Date and Time: 2026-01-01 21:31:01 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260012126194_e20260012128567_c20260012129055.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260012121194_e20260012123567_c20260012124062.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TN
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Jackson County, TN
NWS WFO Nashville TN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-01 21:26:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.314445°, -85.752502°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Jackson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.80 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)285.00 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.44 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.31 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.04 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.42 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.20 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.65 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.70
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.80 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 78.70°
Mean Glint Angle96.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Winston County, AL
NWS WFO Birmingham AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-01 21:27:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.185833°, -87.234169°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Winston County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.35 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)290.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.16 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)34.61 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.73 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.29 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.76 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.39 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.30
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power9.35 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 76.40°
Mean Glint Angle92.50°
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) Butler County, AL
NWS WFO Mobile AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-01 21:27:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.811388°, -86.514168°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Butler County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.40 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)291.02 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.09 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)30.77 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.00 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.87 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.62 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.10 K
Similar Pixel Count10
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.31
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.93
Maximum Radiative Power6.40 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 75.40°
Mean Glint Angle90.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) LA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Beauregard Parish, LA
NWS WFO Lake Charles LA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-01 21:27:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.723333°, -93.268059°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Beauregard Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power29.35 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.69 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.48 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)19.56 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.34 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)27.42 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.84 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.89 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.40
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power29.35 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 70.30°
Mean Glint Angle82.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) LA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cameron Parish, LA
NWS WFO Lake Charles LA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-01 21:27:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 29.767778°, -93.398056°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cameron Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power37.39 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.23 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)14.74 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)11.33 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.10 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)25.23 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.26 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.12 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.70
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.63
Maximum Radiative Power37.39 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 69.60°
Mean Glint Angle80.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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