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Wildfire Alert
Aid: 1088649
Alert Type: Possible Wildfire
Date: 2025-08-07 21:51:17
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| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | NM |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Luna County, NM |
| NWS WFO | El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-08-07 21:52:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.186943°, -107.752220° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 184.89 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Solar panel (database + spectral) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 329.74 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.91 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.84 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 20.01 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.96 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.04 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.13 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 13 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.46 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.91 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 51.15 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 51.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 38.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 39.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 25.70 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
