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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-03-22 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 18:53:55 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-03-22 18:54:37 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20250811853550_e20250811854008_c20250811854060.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20250811851550_e20250811852008_c20250811852064.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Mercer County, IL |
| NWS WFO | Quad Cities IL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-22 18:53:58UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 41.255554°, -91.083336° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 16.51 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 301.32 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.95 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.15 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 18.66 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 20.77 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.09 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.70 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 18 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.50 K |
| Image Interval | 2.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.51 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.99 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 16.51 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 42.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 86.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | NE |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Buffalo County, NE |
| NWS WFO | Hastings NE |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-22 18:53:57UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 40.806667°, -99.184998° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 61.17 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk and Red Flag Warning |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 309.48 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 13.73 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.46 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 21.58 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 29.62 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.91 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.72 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.30 K |
| Image Interval | 2.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.75 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 61.17 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 53.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 40.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 87.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.70 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MO |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Putnam County, MO |
| NWS WFO | Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-22 18:53:58UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 40.405277°, -93.056664° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 50.57 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 309.33 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 13.81 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 11.11 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 24.34 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 27.66 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.36 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.43 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 12.30 K |
| Image Interval | 2.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.47 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 50.57 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 41.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 84.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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