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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 18:21:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-02-28 18:26:07 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260591821181_e20260591823554_c20260591824046.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260591816181_e20260591818554_c20260591819043.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Neshoba County, MS |
| NWS WFO | Jackson MS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-28 18:22:22UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.736946°, -89.037224° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 32.41 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 305.91 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.08 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.04 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.22 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.67 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.64 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.46 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 6 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.82 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 11.73 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 41.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 41.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 79.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 15.90 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Newton County, MS |
| NWS WFO | Jackson MS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-28 18:22:22UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.479168°, -89.150276° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 56.18 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 306.96 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.01 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.44 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.39 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.04 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.94 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.27 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.56 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 16.73 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 41.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 78.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 21.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Chihuahua |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Namiquipa, Chihuahua |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-28 18:22:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 29.170834°, -106.888611° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 13.46 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 321.01 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.57 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.57 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 15.10 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.10 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.25 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.54 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 24 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.70 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.64 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 13.46 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 48.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 40.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 85.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.10 km2 |
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