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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-03-11
Time: 00:26:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-03-11 00:31:12 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250700026174_e20250700028546_c20250700029038.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250700021174_e20250700023546_c20250700024041.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Wayne County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-11 00:26:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.631390°, -93.182777°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Wayne County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power4.56 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk and Red Flag Warning
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)285.15 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.11 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.43 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)1.89 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.07 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.23 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.46 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.40 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 Power4.56 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 93.30°
Mean Glint Angle74.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MO
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Perry County, MO
NWS WFO Paducah KY
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-11 00:26:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.677223°, -89.963058°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Perry County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power3.58 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)286.00 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.20 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.22 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.93 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.08 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.18 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.00 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.94
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power3.58 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 46.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 95.70°
Mean Glint Angle78.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Prentiss County, MS
NWS WFO Memphis TN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-11 00:27:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.726387°, -88.386948°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Prentiss County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power3.73 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)285.08 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.69 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.17 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.09 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.62 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.37 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.27 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.77
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power3.73 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 97.00°
Mean Glint Angle80.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Chihuahua
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-11 00:27:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 28.813889°, -107.009163°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cuauhtémoc (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.26 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)296.26 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.41 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.43 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.63 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.13 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.25 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.25 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.61
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.73
Maximum Radiative Power17.26 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 80.70°
Mean Glint Angle52.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) San Luis Potosí
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Tamasopo, San Luis Potosí
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-11 00:28:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.164444°, -99.318611°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Tamasopo (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power27.59 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.86 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)11.15 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.04 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.58 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.20 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.36 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)28.19 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)10.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.52
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power27.59 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 86.70°
Mean Glint Angle62.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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