GOES-East switch from GOES-16 to GOES-19 has been delayed to ‘no earlier than’ Monday, April 7 due to declaration of a critical weather day on Friday, April 4. There may be a short disruption in the NGFS detections or imagery during the transition to the new satellite. More information. Delay information.
Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-03-18 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 21:16:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-03-18 21:21:07 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20250772116172_e20250772118545_c20250772119044.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20250772111172_e20250772113545_c20250772114019.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Sutter County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Sacramento CA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-18 21:16:53UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.033333°, -121.778893° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 13.56 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) | 299.85 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.14 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.59 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 16.73 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.99 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.40 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.46 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.81 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 13.56 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 48.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 42.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 90.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.00 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | NM |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Socorro County, NM |
| NWS WFO | Albuquerque NM |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-18 21:17:25UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.422501°, -106.825836° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 8.87 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated SPC Risk and Red Flag Warning |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 308.10 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.80 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.06 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 21.61 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 18.32 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.82 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.36 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 15 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.52 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 8.87 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 51.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 45.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 97.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Unknown |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Unknown, Unknown |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-18 21:17:54UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 27.433611°, -111.876663° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 41.24 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) | 304.57 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 15.15 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 81.60 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 4.31 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.67 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.35 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 53.46 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 5 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 1.00 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.02 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 41.24 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 42.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 37.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 80.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.20 |
| Total Pixel Area | 21.70 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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