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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2026-01-17 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 22:31:16 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-01-17 22:35:57 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260172231166_e20260172233539_c20260172234023.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260172226166_e20260172228539_c20260172229034.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 4 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IN |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | DeKalb County, IN |
| NWS WFO | Northern Indiana IN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-01-17 22:31:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 41.364723°, -84.923058° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 9.79 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Industrial |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 271.70 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 11.73 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 12.66 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.57 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.56 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.21 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 47.72 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.69 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 9.79 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 49.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 89.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 100.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | OK |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Caddo County, OK |
| NWS WFO | Norman OK |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-01-17 22:32:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 35.006943°, -98.436943° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 17.33 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk (Detection is near a solar farm) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 286.44 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 11.01 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 20.40 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.59 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.38 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.03 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 47.33 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 10.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.55 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 17.33 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 47.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 77.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 81.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.00 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | SC |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Colleton County, SC |
| NWS WFO | Charleston SC |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-01-17 22:32:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.907501°, -80.956947° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 5.52 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 287.03 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.73 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.27 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 5.91 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.34 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.32 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.12 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.92 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.52 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 88.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 98.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Chihuahua |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Casas Grandes, Chihuahua |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-01-17 22:32:48UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 30.562778°, -108.133057° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 8.56 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 298.82 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.39 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.04 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.27 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.22 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.76 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.96 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 3 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.82 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.96 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 8.56 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 68.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 69.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
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