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Wildfire Alert
Aid: 1088351
Alert Type: Possible Wildfire
Date: 2025-08-07 12:00:55 Show details

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NM
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Rio Arriba County, NM
NWS WFO Albuquerque NM
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Bias)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-08-07 12:01:00UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.961388°, -107.259445°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Rio Arriba County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power82.18 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: Middle Mesa (HIGH, tdiff=0.06848 days, Perimeter)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)299.98 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)15.26 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)13.73 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.06 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.25 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.25 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)32.96 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.85
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power82.18 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 93.80°
Mean Glint Angle45.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 26.80 km2
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