Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-01-21
Time: 23:56:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-01-22 00:00:52 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260212356172_e20260212358545_c20260212359030.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260212351172_e20260212353545_c20260212354038.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Powell County, MT
NWS WFO Missoula MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-21 23:56:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 46.785278°, -113.137497°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Powell County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.12 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)271.09 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.30 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.95 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.76 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.56 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.37 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.19 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.47
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.93
Maximum Radiative Power10.12 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 65.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 87.50°
Mean Glint Angle76.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Muscatine County, IA
NWS WFO Quad Cities IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-21 23:56:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.471943°, -90.826385°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Muscatine County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.14 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventIndustrial
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)274.95 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.97 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)13.59 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.30 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.37 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.02 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.02 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.99
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.14 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 99.80°
Mean Glint Angle92.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Burke County, GA
NWS WFO Columbia SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-21 23:57:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.993332°, -82.261391°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Burke County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power28.75 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)271.33 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)12.89 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.63 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)-6.97 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)25.04 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.64 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.76 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)9.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.86
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power28.75 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 104.00°
Mean Glint Angle102.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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