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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-03-20 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 17:19:54 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-03-20 17:20:53 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260791719549_e20260791720007_c20260791720052.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260791718549_e20260791719007_c20260791719064.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | SC |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Edgefield County, SC |
| NWS WFO | Columbia SC |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-20 17:20:00UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.756943°, -81.973892° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 15.27 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 306.01 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.46 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.66 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.15 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.99 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.47 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.57 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 22 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.00 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.50 |
| 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 | 40.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 34.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 74.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 10.50 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Harris County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Peachtree City GA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-20 17:19:59UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.768055°, -84.799164° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 6.89 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 306.51 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.56 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.53 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.98 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.93 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.14 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.41 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.70 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.81 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 6.89 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 34.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 73.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.20 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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