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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-03-03
Time: 18:23:54
Production Date and Time: 2026-03-03 18:24:40 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260621823549_e20260621824007_c20260621824059.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260621822549_e20260621823007_c20260621823068.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Burke County, GA
NWS WFO Columbia SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-03 18:24:00UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.178890°, -81.830002°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Burke County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power31.57 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.61 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.64 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.29 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.22 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)22.64 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.79 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.91 K
Similar Pixel Count13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.40 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.41
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.64
Maximum Radiative Power31.57 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 41.80°
Mean Glint Angle78.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Smith County, MS
NWS WFO Jackson MS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-03 18:23:58UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.063610°, -89.509163°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Smith County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power27.08 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: Bienville Comp 241 RX (HIGH, tdiff=0.20282 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)310.46 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.42 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)13.55 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.45 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.42 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.13 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.90 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.30 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.98
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.85
Maximum Radiative Power27.08 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 39.40°
Mean Glint Angle76.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Wayne County, MS
NWS WFO Mobile AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-03 18:23:58UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.556110°, -88.800003°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Wayne County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power71.80 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)313.13 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.35 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.76 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.85 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)30.10 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.94 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.06 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.40 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.60
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.85
Maximum Radiative Power71.80 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 39.00°
Mean Glint Angle75.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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