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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-01-25
Time: 00:11:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-01-25 00:15:48 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250250011172_e20250250013545_c20250250014063.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250250006172_e20250250008545_c20250250009043.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SD
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Pennington County, SD
NWS WFO Rapid City SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Bias)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-01-25 00:11:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 44.000000°, -103.950000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Pennington County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power65.64 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)273.13 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)21.66 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)16.33 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.37 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.91 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.44 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.62 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)12.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.96
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power39.43 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 58.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 93.40°
Mean Glint Angle79.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 40.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MO
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Grundy County, MO
NWS WFO Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-01-25 00:11:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.230000°, -93.590000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Grundy County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power4.59 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)270.52 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.08 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.91 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.52 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.16 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.73 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.63 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.69
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power4.59 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 99.40°
Mean Glint Angle88.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TN
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Shelby County, TN
NWS WFO Memphis TN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-01-25 00:12:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.040000°, -90.170000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Shelby County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power2.63 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventFerrous-metal
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)271.29 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.15 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.91 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)3.59 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.15 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.07 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.12 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.01
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power2.63 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 100.50°
Mean Glint Angle91.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Shelby County, TX
NWS WFO Shreveport LA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-01-25 00:12:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.750000°, -94.120000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Shelby County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power2.62 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)277.71 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.23 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.63 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)3.69 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.35 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.31 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.96 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.44
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power2.62 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 96.40°
Mean Glint Angle84.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Baja California
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Ensenada, Baja California
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-01-25 00:12:18UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.700000°, -116.360000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Ensenada (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power52.48 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.65 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)15.12 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.95 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.94 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.18 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.82 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.51 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.99
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.92
Maximum Radiative Power52.48 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 57.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 79.10°
Mean Glint Angle60.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.30 km2
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