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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-24
Time: 18:36:55
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-24 18:37:55 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260551836556_e20260551837014_c20260551837088.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260551835556_e20260551836014_c20260551836067.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Etowah County, AL
NWS WFO Birmingham AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-24 18:37:00UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.183887°, -85.980835°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Etowah County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.95 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)294.85 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.88 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.32 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.68 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.30 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.45 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.28 K
Similar Pixel Count15
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.70 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.26
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power9.95 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.00°
Mean Glint Angle82.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Orangeburg County, SC
NWS WFO Columbia SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-24 18:37:01UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.453609°, -80.641113°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Orangeburg County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.05 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)295.53 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.01 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.46 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.91 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.11 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.82 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.53 K
Similar Pixel Count19
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.40 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.61
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.05 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.60°
Mean Glint Angle81.40°
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) Bullock County, AL
NWS WFO Birmingham AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-24 18:37:00UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.219444°, -85.785278°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Bullock County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power16.03 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.90 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.46 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.37 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.33 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.77 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.23 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.98 K
Similar Pixel Count13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.71
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power16.03 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 43.10°
Mean Glint Angle78.20°
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) Coffee County, GA
NWS WFO Jacksonville FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-24 18:37:01UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.448610°, -82.778336°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Coffee County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.32 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.74 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.90 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.40 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.28 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.35 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.26 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.55 K
Similar Pixel Count8
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.40 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.75
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power11.32 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 43.10°
Mean Glint Angle76.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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