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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-03-13 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 19:08:56 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-03-13 19:09:40 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G18_s20250721908565_e20250721909023_c20250721909082.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G18_s20250721907565_e20250721908023_c20250721908092.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MO |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Holt County, MO |
| NWS WFO | Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-13 19:08:58UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 40.257778°, -95.360275° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 28.27 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 310.63 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.48 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.74 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 18.23 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 19.76 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.66 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.90 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 21 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.40 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 | 28.27 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 63.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 44.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 99.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 8.90 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Linn County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-13 19:08:59UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 38.081112°, -94.842224° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 64.74 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 313.82 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 9.72 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 12.86 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 20.09 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 18.43 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.37 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.33 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 7.70 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.65 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 64.74 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 62.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 42.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 96.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 8.60 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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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 Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-13 19:08:59UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 36.904167°, -93.025276° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 17.39 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 305.99 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.75 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.13 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.72 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.59 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.08 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.77 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.70 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.25 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 17.39 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 63.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 41.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 96.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 8.80 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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