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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-01-08
Time: 18:06:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-01-08 18:11:06 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260081806173_e20260081808546_c20260081809028.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260081801173_e20260081803546_c20260081804053.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Alberta
Country/Countries Canada
County/Locality(s) Division No. 2, Alberta
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-08 18:06:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 50.614166°, -111.917503°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Division No. 2 (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.03 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)271.09 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.00 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.99 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.87 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.78 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.00 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.78 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.46
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.92
Maximum Radiative Power12.03 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 67.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 75.30°
Mean Glint Angle136.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Perquimans County, NC
NWS WFO Wakefield VA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-08 18:06:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.258057°, -76.472504°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Perquimans County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power111.29 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)314.43 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)19.98 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)12.86 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)28.53 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)26.02 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.33 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.68 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)14.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.86
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.88
Maximum Radiative Power66.99 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 59.70°
Mean Glint Angle100.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Baldwin County, AL
NWS WFO Mobile AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-08 18:07:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.537222°, -87.575279°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Baldwin County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power20.17 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.35 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.45 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.64 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)3.93 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.91 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.36 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.31 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.74
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power20.17 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 52.70°
Mean Glint Angle88.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 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 MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-08 18:08:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 23.028334°, -82.535553°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power18.63 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)310.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.17 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.77 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.25 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.46 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.94 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.95 K
Similar Pixel Count22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.71
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.66
Maximum Radiative Power18.63 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 28.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.70°
Mean Glint Angle71.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.50 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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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 MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-08 18:08:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.376944°, -83.294998°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power15.77 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)309.90 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.14 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.99 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.38 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.55 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.78 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.04 K
Similar Pixel Count8
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.42
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.85
Maximum Radiative Power15.77 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 27.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.00°
Mean Glint Angle70.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.50 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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