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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-03-21
Time: 17:56:25
Production Date and Time: 2026-03-21 17:57:10 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G19_s20260801756250_e20260801756307_c20260801756369.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G19_s20260801755250_e20260801755307_c20260801755365.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IN
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Allen County, IN
NWS WFO Northern Indiana IN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-21 17:56:26UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.257221°, -85.160835°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Allen County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power23.23 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.15 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.57 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.04 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.70 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.79 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.72 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.87 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.00 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.50
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power13.53 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 41.50°
Mean Glint Angle89.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) VA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Sussex County, VA
NWS WFO Wakefield VA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-21 17:56:28UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.896946°, -77.259445°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Sussex County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power77.41 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)296.47 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)13.89 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)14.56 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)2.76 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)39.10 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.20 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.55 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.80 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.77
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power77.41 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 38.20°
Mean Glint Angle79.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Jasper County, GA
NWS WFO Peachtree City GA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-21 17:56:29UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.395000°, -83.678337°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Jasper County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power297.28 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)319.72 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)18.46 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.27 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)22.75 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)34.32 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.11 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.91 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)17.70 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.17
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power92.81 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 33.80°
Mean Glint Angle72.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 20.90 km2
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