GOES-East switch from GOES-16 to GOES-19 has been delayed to ‘no earlier than’ Monday, April 7 due to declaration of a critical weather day on Friday, April 4. There may be a short disruption in the NGFS detections or imagery during the transition to the new satellite. More information. Delay information.
Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-03-16 |
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| Time: | 23:51:15 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-03-16 23:56:02 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250752351156_e20250752353529_c20250752354031.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250752346156_e20250752348529_c20250752349024.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
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| State/Province(s) | IA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Mahaska County, IA |
| NWS WFO | Des Moines IA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-16 23:51:49UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 41.480278°, -92.651390° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 32.63 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) | 285.29 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 12.23 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 19.66 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.60 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.73 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.21 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 81.30 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 7.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.49 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.98 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 18.88 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 51.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 86.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 72.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 12.80 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Tamaulipas |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Xicoténcatl, Tamaulipas |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-16 23:53:17UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 22.924166°, -98.966667° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 16.07 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) | 303.28 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.31 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.48 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 5.35 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.54 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.05 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.55 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 7 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.90 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.65 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.94 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 8.34 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 37.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 78.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 56.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 10.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Pánuco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-16 23:53:17UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 22.078888°, -98.375832° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 11.06 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) | 301.49 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.59 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 10.70 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 6.61 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.77 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.23 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.80 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.68 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 11.06 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 36.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 79.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 57.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.00 km2 |
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