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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-03-17
Time: 00:31:15
Production Date and Time: 2025-03-17 00:36:07 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250760031156_e20250760033529_c20250760034000.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250760026156_e20250760028529_c20250760029015.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) Bremer County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-17 00:31:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.884724°, -92.539169°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Bremer County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.67 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)271.04 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.84 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.98 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)1.02 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.47 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.63 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.67 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.70
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.67 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 93.50°
Mean Glint Angle72.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 13.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Jones County, IA
NWS WFO Quad Cities IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-17 00:31:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.285000°, -91.226669°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Jones County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power3.86 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)273.13 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.42 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)2.62 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.25 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.55 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.29 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.89
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power3.86 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 94.50°
Mean Glint Angle73.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cedar County, IA
NWS WFO Quad Cities IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-17 00:31:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.802223°, -91.351112°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cedar County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.64 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)275.69 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.33 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.15 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.31 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.78 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.01 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.24 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.92
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power5.64 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 94.40°
Mean Glint Angle73.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Lyon County, KS
NWS WFO Topeka KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-17 00:31:48UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.555832°, -96.253334°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Lyon County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power72.18 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)292.89 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)18.03 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)20.93 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.65 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.48 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.66 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)95.09 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)9.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.28
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power72.18 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 90.70°
Mean Glint Angle68.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Latimer County, OK
NWS WFO Tulsa OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-17 00:32:18UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.806389°, -95.180275°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Latimer County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power4.45 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)282.80 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.02 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.86 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.24 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.40 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.03 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.32 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.41
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power4.45 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 91.40°
Mean Glint Angle69.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.70 km2
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