Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2026-01-20 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 20:37:55 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-01-20 20:38:38 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260202037550_e20260202038007_c20260202038075.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260202036550_e20260202037007_c20260202037076.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Perry County, IL |
| NWS WFO | Paducah KY |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-01-20 20:37:56UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 38.131668°, -89.371948° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 49.17 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 294.05 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 13.59 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 11.46 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 23.71 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 20.80 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.65 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.40 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 12.30 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.62 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 27.88 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 46.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 68.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 94.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.70 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Chilton County, AL |
| NWS WFO | Birmingham AL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-01-20 20:38:00UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.752224°, -86.473892° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 6.61 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 288.74 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.46 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.42 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.97 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.26 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.50 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.88 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.10 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.50 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 6.61 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 65.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 87.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.20 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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