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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-03-18
Time: 23:16:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-03-18 23:21:20 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250772316170_e20250772318543_c20250772319003.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250772311170_e20250772313543_c20250772314054.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Guthrie County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-18 23:16:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.629444°, -94.306664°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Guthrie County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power24.97 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)297.53 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.43 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.87 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.57 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.95 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.86 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.38 K
Similar Pixel Count10
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.79
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power24.97 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 78.10°
Mean Glint Angle71.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) ID
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Jerome County, ID
NWS WFO Boise ID
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-18 23:16:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.782776°, -114.572777°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Jerome County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.43 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)288.22 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.87 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.59 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.39 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.77 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.44 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.28 K
Similar Pixel Count18
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.68
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power11.43 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 63.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 64.50°
Mean Glint Angle60.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MO
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Harrison County, MO
NWS WFO Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-18 23:16:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.279167°, -94.082222°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Harrison County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power44.89 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)292.89 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)12.11 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)19.78 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.30 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)28.58 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.47 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.21 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.97
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power44.89 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 78.00°
Mean Glint Angle70.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Cuba
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-18 23:18:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 21.544445°, -77.562500°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power2.12 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)293.75 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.70 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.37 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)2.36 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.22 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.09 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.06 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-0.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.94
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power2.12 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 25.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 90.00°
Mean Glint Angle88.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.40 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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