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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-03-11 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 14:58:25 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-03-11 14:59:03 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G16_s20250701458252_e20250701458310_c20250701458369.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G16_s20250701457252_e20250701457310_c20250701457368.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Washington County, IA |
| NWS WFO | Quad Cities IL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-11 14:58:28UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 41.253887°, -91.855553° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 36.97 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 302.08 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 12.73 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 21.93 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 20.36 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 19.69 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.35 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 23.11 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 12.70 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.75 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 36.97 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 64.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 107.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Tazewell County, IL |
| NWS WFO | Lincoln IL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-11 14:58:28UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 40.538612°, -89.626663° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 12.59 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Likely an Urban Source |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 298.22 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.42 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.65 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.36 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.78 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.51 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.48 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.90 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.51 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.99 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 12.59 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 49.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 62.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 104.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.10 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MO |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Harrison County, MO |
| NWS WFO | Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-11 14:58:27UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 40.135834°, -93.927498° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 4.48 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 292.01 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.95 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.20 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.48 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.88 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.89 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.17 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.50 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.44 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 4.48 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 65.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 108.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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