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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-02-24
Time: 23:21:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-02-24 23:26:05 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250552321173_e20250552323547_c20250552324025.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250552316173_e20250552318546_c20250552319043.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Benton County, AR
NWS WFO Tulsa OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-02-24 23:21:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.412498°, -94.559723°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Benton County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.63 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)288.22 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.11 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.67 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.73 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.29 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.49 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.06 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.36
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power4.98 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 82.10°
Mean Glint Angle75.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Coryell County, TX
NWS WFO Fort Worth TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-02-24 23:22:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.212778°, -97.677780°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Coryell County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power4.94 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)295.43 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.15 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.43 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.27 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.75 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.93 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.18 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.62
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power4.94 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 77.90°
Mean Glint Angle68.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Tamaulipas
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Reynosa, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-02-24 23:22:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 25.936945°, -98.372498°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Reynosa (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.96 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)299.06 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.49 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.87 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.94 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.00 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.77 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.75 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.34
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.96 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 75.60°
Mean Glint Angle62.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Nuevo León
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Galeana, Nuevo León
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-02-24 23:22:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 25.034445°, -100.661667°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Galeana (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.31 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)299.92 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.17 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.69 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.61 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.73 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.86 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.52
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.87
Maximum Radiative Power9.31 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 73.40°
Mean Glint Angle58.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Tamaulipas
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Cruillas, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-02-24 23:23:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 24.779167°, -98.343887°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cruillas (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.93 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.13 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.94 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.21 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.68 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.51 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.99 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.23 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.49
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power9.93 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 75.30°
Mean Glint Angle61.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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