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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-03-13
Time: 22:51:53
Production Date and Time: 2025-03-13 22:53:01 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20250722251533_e20250722251591_c20250722252049.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20250722249533_e20250722249593_c20250722250049.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IN
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Whitley County, IN
NWS WFO Northern Indiana IN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-13 22:51:55UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.155556°, -85.656113°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Whitley County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.92 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)288.48 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.40 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.33 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.80 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.61 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.35 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.43 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.90 K
Image Interval2.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.50
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.92 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 80.90°
Mean Glint Angle81.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Clay County, IL
NWS WFO Lincoln IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-13 22:51:55UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.773613°, -88.692223°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Clay County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.50 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)295.58 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.25 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)12.17 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.65 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.46 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.16 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.21 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.30 K
Image Interval2.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.60
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.50 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 78.10°
Mean Glint Angle77.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MO
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) St. Clair County, MO
NWS WFO Springfield MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-13 22:51:54UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.904999°, -93.739998°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • St. Clair County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power14.61 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)299.32 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.40 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.12 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.77 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.14 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.96 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.65 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 K
Image Interval2.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power14.61 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 74.10°
Mean Glint Angle71.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Bibb County, AL
NWS WFO Birmingham AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-13 22:51:58UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.048054°, -86.976669°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Bibb County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.03 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.93 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)12.27 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.91 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.25 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.64 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.63 K
Similar Pixel Count6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.90 K
Image Interval2.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.65
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.47
Maximum Radiative Power12.03 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 78.20°
Mean Glint Angle75.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) LA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Franklin Parish, LA
NWS WFO Jackson MS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-13 22:51:57UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.008335°, -91.858612°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Franklin Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power46.39 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.13 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)14.08 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)29.60 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)19.19 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.18 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.44 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.08 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)9.80 K
Image Interval2.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.38
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.50
Maximum Radiative Power46.39 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 73.90°
Mean Glint Angle68.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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