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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-03-06
Time: 23:01:25
Production Date and Time: 2025-03-06 23:02:05 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20250652301254_e20250652301311_c20250652301376.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20250652300283_e20250652300340_c20250652300399.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Chambers County, TX
NWS WFO Houston/Galveston TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-06 23:01:26UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 29.558611°, -94.749168°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Chambers County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power204.87 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)304.61 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)16.37 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.84 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.12 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.43 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.96 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.81 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-1.10 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.62
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.75
Maximum Radiative Power61.78 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 57.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 74.00°
Mean Glint Angle130.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 29.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Tamaulipas
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Jiménez, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-06 23:01:29UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 24.212778°, -98.514999°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Jiménez (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power27.18 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.65 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.90 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.72 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.60 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.92 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.52 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.76 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.50 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.79
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.75
Maximum Radiative Power27.18 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 69.20°
Mean Glint Angle119.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.40 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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