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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-03-18 |
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| Time: | 01:56:16 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-03-18 02:01:01 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250770156169_e20250770158542_c20250770159034.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250770151169_e20250770153542_c20250770154032.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | O'Brien County, IA |
| NWS WFO | Sioux Falls SD |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Bias) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-18 01:56:49UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 42.991943°, -95.831108° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 108.77 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated SPC Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 3 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 291.84 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 21.51 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 23.08 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.58 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 28.66 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 21.61 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 30.00 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 23.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.58 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 108.77 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 54.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 106.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 68.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 13.60 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Appling County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Jacksonville FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-18 01:57:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.838612°, -82.308052° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 2.77 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) | 282.32 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.67 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.87 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 1.63 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.11 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.07 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.64 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.31 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 2.77 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 38.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 119.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 96.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | San Luis Potosí |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-18 01:58:18UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 22.205278°, -99.260559° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 17.53 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 299.32 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.05 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 8.74 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 7.52 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.60 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.60 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 28.28 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 7.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.84 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 17.53 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 37.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 106.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 75.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.10 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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