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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-24
Time: 14:19:55
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-24 14:20:40 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260551419556_e20260551420015_c20260551420074.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260551417556_e20260551418014_c20260551418062.nc,OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260551416556_e20260551417014_c20260551417077.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Polk County, GA
NWS WFO Peachtree City GA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-24 14:20:00UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.068890°, -85.041946°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Polk County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.55 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)281.22 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.93 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.91 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.40 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.13 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.13 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.67 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.20 K
Image Interval3.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.25
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.55 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 67.00°
Mean Glint Angle99.00°
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) Washington County, GA
NWS WFO Peachtree City GA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-24 14:20:01UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.880001°, -82.720833°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Washington County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power15.52 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)288.98 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.08 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)12.29 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.12 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.89 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.95 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.65 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)12.20 K
Image Interval3.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.58
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power15.52 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 64.70°
Mean Glint Angle94.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Wheeler County, GA
NWS WFO Peachtree City GA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-24 14:20:01UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.147221°, -82.625557°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Wheeler County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power54.28 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)297.24 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)15.77 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)14.25 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)22.32 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.77 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.78 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.80 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)18.10 K
Image Interval3.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.45
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.92
Maximum Radiative Power28.89 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 64.30°
Mean Glint Angle93.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.20 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/Time2026-02-24 14:20:01UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.933056°, -82.383331°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Appling County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.56 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)285.49 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.93 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.62 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.61 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.66 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.00 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.29 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.00 K
Image Interval3.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.40
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power5.56 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 64.00°
Mean Glint Angle92.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Randolph County, GA
NWS WFO Tallahassee FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-24 14:20:00UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.660278°, -84.549164°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Randolph County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power50.99 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)304.43 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)21.96 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)14.17 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)29.29 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)28.54 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)22.94 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)22.38 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)23.10 K
Image Interval3.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.06
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.57
Maximum Radiative Power50.99 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 65.40°
Mean Glint Angle95.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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