GOES-East will switch from GOES-16 to GOES-19 today, April 7 2025, at approx 1510 UTC (1110 am EDT). There may be a short disruption in the NGFS detections or imagery during the transition to the new satellite. More information.
Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-03-18 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 20:20:20 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-03-18 20:31:54 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadF-M6C14_G18_s20250772020206_e20250772029514_c20250772029574.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadF-M6C14_G18_s20250772010206_e20250772019514_c20250772019569.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 1 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AK |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Bethel Census Area, AK |
| NWS WFO | Unknown |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-18 20:20:37UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 61.338333°, -156.486115° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 60.62 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 285.25 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 16.49 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.75 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 26.86 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 30.68 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.02 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.16 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 5.10 K |
| Image Interval | 10.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.38 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.55 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 60.62 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 71.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 67.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 137.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 12.90 km2 |
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