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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-03-15 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 18:01:15 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-03-15 18:06:11 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250741801156_e20250741803529_c20250741804025.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250741756156_e20250741758529_c20250741759006.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Gillespie County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Austin/San Antonio TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-15 18:02:48UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 30.397499°, -98.821945° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 14.42 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Critical SPC Risk and Red Flag Warning |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 311.34 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.49 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.01 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 16.49 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.56 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.54 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.16 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 24 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.10 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 14.42 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 43.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 34.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 76.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.60 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Chihuahua |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Guadalupe y Calvo, Chihuahua |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-15 18:02:46UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 26.000834°, -106.551109° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 18.66 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) | 309.51 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.93 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.50 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 19.51 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.06 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.45 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.50 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | -0.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.69 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 18.66 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 46.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 33.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 78.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.80 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Unknown |
| Country/Countries | Dominican Republic |
| County/Locality(s) | Unknown, Unknown |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-15 18:03:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 19.277779°, -71.535278° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 17.50 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 315.71 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.63 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.51 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.05 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.02 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.37 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.12 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 13 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.60 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 17.50 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 23.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 27.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 48.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 4.30 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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