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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-03-25
Time: 16:28:55
Production Date and Time: 2025-03-25 16:29:38 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20250841628552_e20250841629009_c20250841629064.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20250841627552_e20250841628009_c20250841628053.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) WI
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Walworth County, WI
NWS WFO Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-25 16:28:57UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.516109°, -88.574165°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Walworth County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.88 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)299.19 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.80 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.67 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.73 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.55 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.25 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.76 K
Similar Pixel Count21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.30 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.75
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.96
Maximum Radiative Power10.88 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 46.00°
Mean Glint Angle96.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) WI
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Kenosha County, WI
NWS WFO Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-25 16:28:57UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.495277°, -87.822502°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Kenosha County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power42.49 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.17 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.68 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.13 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.69 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.68 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.86 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.79 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.20 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.56
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.55
Maximum Radiative Power24.44 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.70°
Mean Glint Angle95.60°
Water Fraction0.50
Total Pixel Area 12.70 km2
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