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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-09-28
Time: 16:31:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-09-28 16:36:20 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262711631170_e20262711633543_c20262711634023.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262711626170_e20262711628543_c20262711629023.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Smith County, MS
NWS WFO Jackson MS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-09-28 16:32:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.138611°, -89.684448°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Smith County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power37.90 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: Comp 265 RX (HIGH, tdiff=0.04373 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)308.33 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.55 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.13 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.12 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.48 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.68 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.95 K
Similar Pixel Count22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.48
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power19.54 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 38.60°
Mean Glint Angle79.20°
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) Terrell County, GA
NWS WFO Tallahassee FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-09-28 16:32:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.914444°, -84.401665°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Terrell County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.48 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.86 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.06 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.39 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.02 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.11 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.54 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.07 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.07
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.96
Maximum Radiative Power10.48 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 36.30°
Mean Glint Angle74.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Smith County, MS
NWS WFO Jackson MS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-09-28 16:32:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.850277°, -89.400276°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Smith County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.06 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)308.51 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.48 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.43 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.39 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.28 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.06 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.60 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.40 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 Power11.06 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 38.30°
Mean Glint Angle78.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Henry County, AL
NWS WFO Tallahassee FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-09-28 16:32:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.601389°, -85.231667°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Henry County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power21.94 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.78 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.11 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.64 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.96 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.07 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.28 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.16 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.89
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.95
Maximum Radiative Power21.94 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 36.30°
Mean Glint Angle74.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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