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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-03-17
Time: 00:06:15
Production Date and Time: 2025-03-17 00:11:02 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250760006156_e20250760008529_c20250760009013.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250760001156_e20250760003529_c20250760004021.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Van Buren County, IA
NWS WFO Quad Cities IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-17 00:06:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.697224°, -91.926666°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Van Buren County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.47 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)279.40 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.31 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.01 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.64 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.44 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.37 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)35.12 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.44
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.47 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 89.30°
Mean Glint Angle73.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cherokee County, KS
NWS WFO Springfield MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-17 00:06:48UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.038887°, -94.881668°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cherokee County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.34 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)281.91 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.53 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.77 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.68 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.03 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.39 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.10 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.64
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power5.34 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 86.70°
Mean Glint Angle68.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Garvin County, OK
NWS WFO Norman OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-17 00:07:18UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.823334°, -97.553337°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Garvin County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.25 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)287.17 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.78 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.79 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.58 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.54 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.06 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)26.19 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-0.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.25
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.25 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 84.40°
Mean Glint Angle64.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.90 km2
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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 MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-17 00:08:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 18.959723°, -70.810280°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.02 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)290.15 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.50 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.97 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.11 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.52 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.85 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.41 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.83
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power9.02 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 22.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 108.20°
Mean Glint Angle110.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.30 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Haiti
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-17 00:08:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 18.901388°, -72.180557°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (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)299.45 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.36 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.32 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.12 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.43 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.63 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.43 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.85
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 22.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 106.90°
Mean Glint Angle107.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.30 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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