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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2026-01-22 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 16:28:25 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-01-22 16:29:06 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G19_s20260221628252_e20260221628309_c20260221628366.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G19_s20260221627252_e20260221627309_c20260221627376.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | VA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Montgomery County, VA |
| NWS WFO | Blacksburg VA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-01-22 16:28:29UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.326946°, -80.346664° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 3.77 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 290.11 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.71 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.32 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.34 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.04 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.71 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.24 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.40 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.54 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 3.77 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 43.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 58.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 102.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.50 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | NC |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Pender County, NC |
| NWS WFO | Wilmington NC |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-01-22 16:28:29UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.474167°, -77.860558° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 10.35 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 297.65 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.73 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.11 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.53 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.38 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.72 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.94 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 14 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.90 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.95 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.89 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 10.35 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 55.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 95.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.20 km2 |
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