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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-03-16 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 14:31:15 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-03-16 14:35:48 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250751431156_e20250751433529_c20250751434021.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250751426156_e20250751428529_c20250751429012.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MO |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Newton County, MO |
| NWS WFO | Springfield MO |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-16 14:31:48UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 36.780277°, -94.164169° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 3.32 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 283.58 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.36 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.08 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.95 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.95 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.11 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.06 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 18 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.78 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 3.32 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 47.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 66.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 105.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.90 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | OK |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Seminole County, OK |
| NWS WFO | Norman OK |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-16 14:32:18UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 35.005833°, -96.522224° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 18.26 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 288.61 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.37 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 13.83 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.90 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.23 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.23 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 23.87 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.90 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.70 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 9.52 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 46.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 67.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 106.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.70 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Matagorda County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Houston/Galveston TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-16 14:32:48UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 28.720833°, -96.068336° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 15.26 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 300.96 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 7.69 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.23 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.28 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.75 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.02 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.21 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 5.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.72 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.90 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 15.26 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 65.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 100.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.30 km2 |
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