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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-03-18
Time: 00:56:16
Production Date and Time: 2025-03-18 01:01:11 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250770056169_e20250770058542_c20250770059037.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250770051169_e20250770053542_c20250770054036.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) PA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Potter County, PA
NWS WFO State College PA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-18 00:56:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.856945°, -77.806664°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Potter County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power2.27 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)270.52 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.36 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.34 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)2.46 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.10 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.39 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.08 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.50
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power2.27 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 108.70°
Mean Glint Angle88.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IN
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Whitley County, IN
NWS WFO Northern Indiana IN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-18 00:56:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.120834°, -85.341667°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Whitley County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.43 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventFerrous-metal
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)277.12 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.03 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.79 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)2.79 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.19 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.86 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.88 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.69
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.43 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 103.40°
Mean Glint Angle80.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MO
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Linn County, MO
NWS WFO Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-18 00:56:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.747223°, -93.034721°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Linn County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.87 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated SPC Risk and Red Flag Warning
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)284.19 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.59 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.65 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)1.24 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.49 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.43 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.85 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.58
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power4.22 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 97.80°
Mean Glint Angle72.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AZ
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cochise County, AZ
NWS WFO Tucson AZ
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-18 00:57:17UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.013332°, -110.286667°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cochise County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power14.18 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated SPC Risk
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)294.53 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.75 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.33 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)2.92 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.35 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.09 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.87 K
Similar Pixel Count8
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.94
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.92
Maximum Radiative Power14.18 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 83.70°
Mean Glint Angle49.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.70 km2
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