Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2026-01-17 |
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| Time: | 18:01:16 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-01-17 18:06:07 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260171801166_e20260171803539_c20260171804035.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260171756166_e20260171758539_c20260171759044.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
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| State/Province(s) | NC |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Buncombe County, NC |
| NWS WFO | Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-01-17 18:02:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 35.653610°, -82.673332° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 6.82 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 292.77 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.47 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.13 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.62 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.18 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.06 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.89 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 16 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.81 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 6.82 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 42.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 56.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 97.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Coffee County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Jacksonville FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-01-17 18:02:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.493610°, -82.650558° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 38.23 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) | 310.23 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 9.56 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 8.65 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 24.75 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 38.77 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.62 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.36 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.12 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.73 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 38.23 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 37.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 52.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 88.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Matagorda County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Houston/Galveston TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-01-17 18:02:49UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 28.828611°, -95.931946° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 32.87 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 309.40 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 10.11 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.94 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 20.03 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 19.88 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.88 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.96 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 10.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.79 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.99 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 32.87 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 50.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 87.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.30 km2 |
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