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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-24
Time: 17:42:55
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-24 17:43:59 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260551742556_e20260551743014_c20260551743083.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260551741556_e20260551742014_c20260551742080.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Chattooga County, GA
NWS WFO Peachtree City GA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-24 17:43:00UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.438332°, -85.255554°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Chattooga County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.21 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)294.16 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.38 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.92 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.66 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.34 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.17 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.15 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.68
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power5.21 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 44.40°
Mean Glint Angle85.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Clayton County, GA
NWS WFO Peachtree City GA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-24 17:43:00UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.405834°, -84.382774°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Clayton County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power19.57 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.27 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.85 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.72 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.30 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.38 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.68 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.16 K
Similar Pixel Count5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.40 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.44
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power19.57 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 43.30°
Mean Glint Angle82.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Pickens County, AL
NWS WFO Birmingham AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-24 17:43:00UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.267776°, -88.256668°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Pickens County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.95 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)289.88 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.32 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.75 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.68 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.51 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.37 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.93 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.62
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.95 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 43.50°
Mean Glint Angle84.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Baldwin County, AL
NWS WFO Mobile AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-24 17:43:00UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.094723°, -87.841667°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Baldwin County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.17 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)295.81 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.47 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.59 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.37 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.09 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.52 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.83 K
Similar Pixel Count7
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.60 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.22
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power9.17 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 41.30°
Mean Glint Angle79.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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