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Wildfire Alert
Aid: 1159584
Alert Type: Possible Wildfire
Date: 2025-12-08 13:06:17
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| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Glasscock County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Midland/Odessa TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-08 13:07:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.837778°, -101.766113° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 11.29 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Oil/gas |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 275.88 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.49 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.83 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | -0.62 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.53 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.17 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.89 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.71 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.79 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 47.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 96.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 137.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.80 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
