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: | 2025-03-12 |
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| Time: | 23:36:56 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-03-12 23:37:35 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G18_s20250712336564_e20250712337021_c20250712337102.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G18_s20250712335564_e20250712336021_c20250712336096.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | VA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Washington County, VA |
| NWS WFO | Morristown TN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-12 23:36:57UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 36.854168°, -81.997223° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 19.82 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) | 287.98 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.50 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.55 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.82 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.20 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.17 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.83 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.60 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.61 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 19.82 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 71.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 92.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 154.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 12.60 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Fayette County, AL |
| NWS WFO | Birmingham AL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-12 23:36:57UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.764999°, -87.574165° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 19.05 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 291.52 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.50 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 10.65 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 7.43 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.88 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.26 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 22.48 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.10 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.83 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.99 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 9.66 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 65.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 87.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 147.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 19.40 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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