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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-03-18
Time: 01:31:18
Production Date and Time: 2026-03-18 01:35:59 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260770131183_e20260770133556_c20260770134049.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260770126183_e20260770128556_c20260770129039.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) Colquitt County, GA
NWS WFO Tallahassee FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-18 01:32:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.138611°, -83.825279°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Colquitt County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power2.49 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)278.10 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.40 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.13 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)2.54 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.61 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.13 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.20 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.75
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power2.49 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 113.60°
Mean Glint Angle92.20°
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) Grady County, GA
NWS WFO Tallahassee FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-18 01:32:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.028334°, -84.165276°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Grady County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power2.86 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)278.38 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.47 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.19 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)3.32 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.81 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.49 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.04 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.51
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power2.86 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 113.30°
Mean Glint Angle91.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Harris County, TX
NWS WFO Houston/Galveston TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-18 01:32:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 29.747499°, -95.015831°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Harris County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power2.95 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventIndustrial
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)285.07 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.82 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.58 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)3.90 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.73 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.19 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.33 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.74
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power2.95 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 104.30°
Mean Glint Angle75.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) San Luis Potosí
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) El Naranjo, San Luis Potosí
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-18 01:33:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.644722°, -99.493614°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • El Naranjo (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power13.96 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)292.23 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.94 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.87 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.14 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.90 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.87 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.54 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.64
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power13.96 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 100.90°
Mean Glint Angle70.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) San Luis Potosí
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) El Naranjo, San Luis Potosí
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-18 01:33:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.434166°, -99.311386°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • El Naranjo (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power16.10 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)289.22 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.08 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.86 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)0.93 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.97 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.50 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.55 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.43
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.49 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 101.10°
Mean Glint Angle70.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.10 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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