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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-03-06
Time: 16:16:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-03-06 16:21:07 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250651616171_e20250651618544_c20250651619037.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250651611171_e20250651613544_c20250651614034.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Autauga County, AL
NWS WFO Birmingham AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-06 16:17:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.401943°, -86.693054°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Autauga County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.57 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)296.98 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.69 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.64 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.27 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.42 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.18 K
Similar Pixel Count20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.97
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.74 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.50°
Mean Glint Angle84.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) LA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Tangipahoa Parish, LA
NWS WFO New Orleans LA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-06 16:17:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.783890°, -90.385002°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Tangipahoa Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.92 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.75 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.72 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.93 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.73 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.59 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.37 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.26 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.70
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power9.92 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 46.30°
Mean Glint Angle85.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Jefferson County, FL
NWS WFO Tallahassee FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-06 16:17:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.315834°, -84.020836°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Jefferson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power44.31 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.59 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.59 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.25 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.77 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.45 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.67 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.61 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.06
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power44.31 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 36.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 42.50°
Mean Glint Angle78.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 15.00 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/Time2025-03-06 16:18:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.851110°, -81.099442°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power43.03 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)316.58 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.27 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.05 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.30 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.76 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.11 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.20 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.97
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.44
Maximum Radiative Power25.48 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 27.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 34.90°
Mean Glint Angle61.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.00 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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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 MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-06 16:18:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 21.778889°, -98.717224°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Tamuín (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.57 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.80 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.56 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.33 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.58 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.48 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.00 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.68 K
Similar Pixel Count7
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.81
Maximum Radiative Power17.57 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 46.10°
Mean Glint Angle82.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.00 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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