Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-01-17
Time: 17:16:16
Production Date and Time: 2026-01-17 17:21:07 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260171716166_e20260171718539_c20260171719043.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260171711166_e20260171713539_c20260171714032.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Edgefield County, SC
NWS WFO Columbia SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-17 17:17:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.759167°, -82.154999°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Edgefield County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power13.98 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: C-304 Core LC RX (HIGH, tdiff=1.15703 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)293.19 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.79 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.16 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.97 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.26 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.72 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.05 K
Similar Pixel Count19
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)8.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.82
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power13.98 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 54.70°
Mean Glint Angle94.60°
Water Fraction0.00
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) Richmond County, GA
NWS WFO Columbia SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-17 17:17:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.422501°, -82.190277°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Richmond County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.84 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk (Detection is near a solar farm)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)295.34 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.21 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.50 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.98 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.94 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.91 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.91 K
Similar Pixel Count22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.79
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.84 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 54.30°
Mean Glint Angle93.90°
Water Fraction0.00
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) Tattnall County, GA
NWS WFO Charleston SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-17 17:17:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.163055°, -82.028053°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Tattnall County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power13.55 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.68 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.51 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.14 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.30 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.45 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.38 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.44 K
Similar Pixel Count10
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.73
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power13.55 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 53.10°
Mean Glint Angle91.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Polk County, FL
NWS WFO Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-17 17:17:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 27.806110°, -81.780556°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Polk County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power34.83 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.70 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.94 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.45 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.04 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.36 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.39 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.05 K
Similar Pixel Count11
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.43
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power18.25 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 33.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 48.70°
Mean Glint Angle81.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Hardee County, FL
NWS WFO Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-17 17:17:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 27.609722°, -81.871109°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Hardee County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.25 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.87 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.83 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.18 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.00 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.35 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.19 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.46 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.73
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power8.25 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 33.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 48.50°
Mean Glint Angle81.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.80 km2
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