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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-03-20 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 15:32:54 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-03-20 15:34:09 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260791532549_e20260791533007_c20260791533062.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260791531549_e20260791532007_c20260791532060.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | SC |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Union County, SC |
| NWS WFO | Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-20 15:33:00UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.654999°, -81.831665° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 8.15 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 298.99 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.29 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.82 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.08 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.31 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.97 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.26 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.50 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.76 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 8.15 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 41.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 45.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 81.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 10.60 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Franklin County, AL |
| NWS WFO | Huntsville AL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-20 15:32:59UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.561943°, -87.650558° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 3.65 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 299.82 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.73 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.65 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.89 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.88 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.65 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.33 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.40 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.60 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 3.65 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 42.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 48.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 87.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.40 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Polk County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Peachtree City GA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-20 15:32:59UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.950554°, -85.209167° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 5.03 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 298.48 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.83 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.58 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.60 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.83 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.68 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.48 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.50 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 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 | 5.03 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 41.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 47.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 83.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.30 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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