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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-03-17
Time: 14:31:16
Production Date and Time: 2025-03-17 14:36:02 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250761431169_e20250761433542_c20250761434035.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250761426169_e20250761428542_c20250761429044.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MO
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Shannon County, MO
NWS WFO Springfield MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-17 14:31:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.925835°, -91.642502°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Shannon County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power2.88 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)286.90 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.26 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.51 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.76 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.73 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.88 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.51 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.82
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power2.88 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 46.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 64.70°
Mean Glint Angle101.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Ellis County, TX
NWS WFO Fort Worth TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-17 14:32:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.458057°, -97.048058°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Ellis County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.61 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated SPC Risk (Detection is near: Ferrous-metal)
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)294.78 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.40 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.14 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.60 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.61 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.86 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.98 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.71
Maximum Radiative Power8.61 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 67.20°
Mean Glint Angle104.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Clay County, FL
NWS WFO Jacksonville FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-17 14:32:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 29.903055°, -81.943054°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Clay County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power3.17 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)292.51 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.63 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.52 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.00 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.24 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.33 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.70 K
Similar Pixel Count15
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.99
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power3.17 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 35.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 54.30°
Mean Glint Angle80.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Puerto Rico
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-17 14:33:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 18.006666°, -66.648331°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.18 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventVIIRS 375m static sources 2013_2018
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)305.92 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.10 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.24 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.10 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.55 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.17 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.01 K
Similar Pixel Count21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.44
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.33
Maximum Radiative Power17.18 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 23.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 36.40°
Mean Glint Angle43.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.40 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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