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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-01-23 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 23:01:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-01-23 23:05:48 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250232301171_e20250232303544_c20250232304014.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250232256171_e20250232258544_c20250232259034.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IN |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Whitley County, IN |
| NWS WFO | Northern Indiana IN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-01-23 23:01:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 41.120000°, -85.340000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 10.85 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Ferrous-metal |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 268.60 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 7.33 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.20 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 5.69 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.06 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.13 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 20.32 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.69 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.64 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 48.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 93.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 98.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 13.70 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Van Zandt County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Fort Worth TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-01-23 23:02:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.390000°, -95.730000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 3.89 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 281.66 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.90 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 9.94 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 7.42 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.25 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.85 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.01 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.54 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 3.89 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 44.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 82.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 80.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Falls County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Fort Worth TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-01-23 23:02:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.200000°, -97.210000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 5.15 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 285.00 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.52 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.49 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.18 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.11 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.31 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.43 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.62 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.15 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 43.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 80.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 77.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
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