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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2026-02-21 |
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| Time: | 21:31:55 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-02-21 21:32:34 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260522131553_e20260522132011_c20260522132077.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260522130553_e20260522131011_c20260522131073.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Jefferson County, IL |
| NWS WFO | Paducah KY |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-21 21:31:57UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 38.299168°, -88.786110° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 8.76 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 286.44 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.67 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.36 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.28 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.86 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.47 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.16 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 9 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.50 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.71 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 8.76 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 46.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 68.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 84.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.80 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Adams County, MS |
| NWS WFO | Jackson MS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-21 21:31:59UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.642221°, -91.314720° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 19.37 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 300.11 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 7.50 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.12 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.86 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 31.06 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.08 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.45 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 18 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.90 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.48 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.95 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 19.37 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 41.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 62.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 73.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.30 km2 |
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