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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-01-23
Time: 20:56:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-01-23 21:01:02 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250232056171_e20250232058544_c20250232059035.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250232051171_e20250232053544_c20250232054037.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Lonoke County, AR
NWS WFO Little Rock AR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-01-23 20:57:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.970000°, -91.960000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Lonoke County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power3.12 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)286.63 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.50 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.91 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.27 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.32 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.95 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.83 K
Similar Pixel Count20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.89
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power3.12 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 65.90°
Mean Glint Angle86.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Union County, AR
NWS WFO Shreveport LA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-01-23 20:57:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.070000°, -92.430000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Union County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.02 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)289.17 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.91 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.97 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.29 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.61 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.95 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.56 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.50
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power9.02 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 64.20°
Mean Glint Angle83.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Sonora
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Pitiquito, Sonora
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-01-23 20:57:48UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.650000°, -111.930000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Pitiquito (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power37.12 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)314.96 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.56 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.39 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)23.60 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.97 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.05 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.01 K
Similar Pixel Count5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.75
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.74
Maximum Radiative Power37.12 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 53.40°
Mean Glint Angle77.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Jim Hogg County, TX
NWS WFO Brownsville TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-01-23 20:57:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 27.180000°, -98.550000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Jim Hogg County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power58.34 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)305.71 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)13.43 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)13.43 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)21.26 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)22.09 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.04 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.28 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)15.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.62
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power36.56 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 56.30°
Mean Glint Angle70.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.90 km2
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