GOES-East switch from GOES-16 to GOES-19 has been delayed to ‘no earlier than’ Monday, April 7 due to declaration of a critical weather day on Friday, April 4. There may be a short disruption in the NGFS detections or imagery during the transition to the new satellite. More information. Delay information.
Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-03-08 |
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| Time: | 09:06:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-03-08 09:11:03 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250670906172_e20250670908545_c20250670909034.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250670901172_e20250670903545_c20250670904015.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Kankakee County, IL |
| NWS WFO | Chicago IL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-08 09:06:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 41.183887°, -87.859169° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 2.37 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Ferrous-metal |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 271.67 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.35 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.32 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 1.95 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.40 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.13 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.06 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.62 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 2.37 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 49.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 125.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 105.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AR |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Pulaski County, AR |
| NWS WFO | Little Rock AR |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-08 09:07:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.814999°, -92.429169° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 4.31 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 282.32 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.03 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.85 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 3.91 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.30 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.98 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.17 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.51 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 4.31 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 44.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 131.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 118.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.60 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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