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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-03-13
Time: 16:51:15
Production Date and Time: 2025-03-13 16:56:12 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250721651155_e20250721653528_c20250721654004.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250721646155_e20250721648528_c20250721649020.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Macoupin County, IL
NWS WFO St Louis MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-13 16:51:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.270000°, -90.102219°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Macoupin County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.65 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)309.42 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.32 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.63 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.96 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.74 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.03 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.95 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.68
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.65 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 46.40°
Mean Glint Angle94.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MO
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Christian County, MO
NWS WFO Springfield MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-13 16:51:48UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.949722°, -93.151947°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Christian County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.07 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.70 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.42 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.22 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.51 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.27 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.26 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.97 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.70
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.07 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.60°
Mean Glint Angle92.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Chatham County, NC
NWS WFO Raleigh NC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-13 16:52:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.570835°, -79.493889°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Chatham County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power36.88 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)309.66 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.97 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)13.86 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.86 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)23.39 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.43 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.94 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power36.88 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 39.90°
Mean Glint Angle81.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Comanche County, OK
NWS WFO Norman OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-13 16:52:18UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.680000°, -98.296387°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Comanche County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.24 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)310.42 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.19 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.77 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.04 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.04 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.95 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.18 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.57
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.24 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 46.20°
Mean Glint Angle93.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Burke County, GA
NWS WFO Columbia SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-13 16:52:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.943333°, -82.055000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Burke County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power28.42 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.25 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.71 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.68 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)19.74 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.90 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.76 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.42 K
Similar Pixel Count11
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.71
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.97
Maximum Radiative Power28.42 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 38.00°
Mean Glint Angle77.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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