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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-02-17 |
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| Time: | 00:16:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-02-17 00:20:53 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250480016176_e20250480018549_c20250480019003.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250480011176_e20250480013549_c20250480014043.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | SD |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Charles Mix County, SD |
| NWS WFO | Sioux Falls SD |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-02-17 00:16:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 43.347500°, -98.916389° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 9.81 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 260.42 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.82 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 8.34 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 5.42 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.67 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.92 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 26.56 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | -1.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.44 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 9.81 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 55.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 92.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 76.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 14.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Eastland County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Fort Worth TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-02-17 00:17:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.439445°, -98.478615° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 3.19 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 277.62 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.41 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.31 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 2.11 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.51 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.48 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.51 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 1.00 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 3.19 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 45.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 90.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 73.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.70 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | San Luis Potosí |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Tamuín, San Luis Potosí |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-02-17 00:18:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 21.966110°, -98.779724° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 16.86 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 297.58 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.67 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.98 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 5.97 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.53 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.02 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.04 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 5.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.76 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.95 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 16.86 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 37.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 87.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 67.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.00 km2 |
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