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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-02-23
Time: 19:06:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-02-23 19:11:05 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250541906173_e20250541908546_c20250541909033.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250541901173_e20250541903546_c20250541904022.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NE
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Dodge County, NE
NWS WFO Omaha/Valley NE
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-02-23 19:06:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.672501°, -96.623886°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Dodge County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power13.77 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)290.98 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.20 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.18 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.64 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.23 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.14 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.22 K
Similar Pixel Count12
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.71
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.40 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 52.20°
Mean Glint Angle97.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 13.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Haskell County, OK
NWS WFO Tulsa OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-02-23 19:07:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.188332°, -95.421387°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Haskell County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power13.50 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.61 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.49 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.17 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)19.28 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.63 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.12 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.37 K
Similar Pixel Count5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.89
Maximum Radiative Power13.50 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 46.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 46.00°
Mean Glint Angle84.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Comanche County, OK
NWS WFO Norman OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-02-23 19:07:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.717224°, -98.617500°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Comanche County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power26.19 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: OKWMR-VC-HQ RX (HIGH, tdiff=0.13697 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)310.87 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.52 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.32 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)23.40 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.66 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.06 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.06 K
Similar Pixel Count7
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.71
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power26.19 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.10°
Mean Glint Angle84.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Bosque County, TX
NWS WFO Fort Worth TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-02-23 19:07:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.073334°, -97.521385°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Bosque County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.86 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)304.65 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.76 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.55 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.80 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.96 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.99 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.97 K
Similar Pixel Count13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.82
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power11.86 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 42.60°
Mean Glint Angle78.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Cuba
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-02-23 19:08:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 21.507223°, -78.446388°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power56.61 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)315.06 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.15 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.06 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.09 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)27.56 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.45 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.55 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.57
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power56.61 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 25.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 40.00°
Mean Glint Angle59.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.40 km2
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