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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-02-24
Time: 15:01:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-02-24 15:06:03 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250551501173_e20250551503546_c20250551504029.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250551456173_e20250551458546_c20250551459048.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MN
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Stearns County, MN
NWS WFO Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-02-24 15:01:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 45.490276°, -94.209167°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Stearns County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.01 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)280.99 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.53 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.82 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.30 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.43 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.57 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.34 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.95
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.01 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 56.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 72.50°
Mean Glint Angle121.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MD
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Talbot County, MD
NWS WFO Mount Holly NJ
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-02-24 15:01:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.719166°, -76.095558°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Talbot County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power23.25 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)292.01 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.77 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.83 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.74 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.15 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.00 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.15 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.55
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.89
Maximum Radiative Power12.50 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 58.00°
Mean Glint Angle95.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Webb County, TX
NWS WFO Corpus Christi TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-02-24 15:02:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 27.662500°, -99.086670°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Webb County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power3.84 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)290.15 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.52 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.14 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)3.25 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.69 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.22 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.76 K
Similar Pixel Count7
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.20 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 Power3.84 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 66.70°
Mean Glint Angle106.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Tamaulipas
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) González, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-02-24 15:03:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.678055°, -98.345558°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • González (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.30 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.37 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.61 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.46 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.33 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.20 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.78 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.57 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.41
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power12.30 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 64.00°
Mean Glint Angle99.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.00 km2
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