Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-01-20
Time: 14:26:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-01-20 14:30:51 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260201426171_e20260201428544_c20260201429019.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260201421171_e20260201423544_c20260201424038.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) VA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Henrico County, VA
NWS WFO Wakefield VA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-20 14:26:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.360279°, -77.298889°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Henrico County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.78 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)282.26 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.69 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.47 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.92 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.05 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.81 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.79 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.95
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power9.78 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 70.40°
Mean Glint Angle104.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Kershaw County, SC
NWS WFO Columbia SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-20 14:27:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.299721°, -80.660835°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Kershaw County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.29 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)280.31 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.88 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.89 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.55 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.22 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.79 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.04 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.69
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.29 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 70.20°
Mean Glint Angle103.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Appling County, GA
NWS WFO Jacksonville FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-20 14:27:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.910000°, -82.425278°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Appling County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power20.27 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)285.90 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.76 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.30 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.33 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.09 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.45 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.02 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.74
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power20.27 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 69.70°
Mean Glint Angle101.60°
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) Palm Beach County, FL
NWS WFO Miami FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-20 14:27:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 26.665277°, -80.827225°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Palm Beach County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power26.28 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.74 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)12.92 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.37 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.24 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.27 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.50 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.93 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)13.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.56
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.82
Maximum Radiative Power26.28 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 31.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 65.20°
Mean Glint Angle91.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.70 km2
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