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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-09-21
Time: 16:56:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-09-21 17:01:28 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262641656175_e20262641658548_c20262641659000.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262641651175_e20262641653549_c20262641654016.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Robeson County, NC
NWS WFO Wilmington NC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-09-21 16:57:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.703056°, -79.233887°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Robeson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power60.22 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)318.48 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.97 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.94 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.71 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)26.80 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.60 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.69 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.75
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.22
Maximum Radiative Power60.22 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 33.90°
Mean Glint Angle74.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Chattooga County, GA
NWS WFO Peachtree City GA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-09-21 16:57:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.558613°, -85.156944°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Chattooga County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power20.25 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)308.45 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.80 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.28 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.66 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.59 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.92 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.69 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.46
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.97
Maximum Radiative Power20.25 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 34.70°
Mean Glint Angle76.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Arkansas County, AR
NWS WFO Little Rock AR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-09-21 16:57:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.346390°, -91.541664°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Arkansas County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power30.57 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)323.12 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.35 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.45 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.06 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)28.04 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.00 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.26 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.56
Maximum Radiative Power30.57 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 36.50°
Mean Glint Angle80.30°
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) Lanier County, GA
NWS WFO Tallahassee FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-09-21 16:57:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.014444°, -83.175003°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Lanier County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power16.80 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)310.14 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.42 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.36 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.56 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)23.67 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.09 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.12 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-0.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.25
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.71
Maximum Radiative Power16.80 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 30.80°
Mean Glint Angle68.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.00 km2
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