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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-03-27 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 20:50:28 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-03-27 20:51:15 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G16_s20250862050281_e20250862050339_c20250862050391.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G16_s20250862049252_e20250862049310_c20250862049356.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Sioux County, IA |
| NWS WFO | Sioux Falls SD |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-27 20:50:30UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 43.157776°, -96.242226° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 8.88 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 305.54 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.99 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.39 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 16.93 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.52 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.11 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.53 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.10 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.38 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 8.88 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 54.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 51.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 77.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.90 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Pocahontas County, IA |
| NWS WFO | Des Moines IA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-27 20:50:30UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 42.792221°, -94.594444° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 18.19 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 307.83 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.51 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.52 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 18.90 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.61 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.48 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.64 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.40 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.49 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 18.19 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 53.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 52.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 77.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.70 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Sac County, IA |
| NWS WFO | Des Moines IA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-27 20:50:30UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 42.413887°, -95.263336° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 29.03 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 311.07 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.65 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 13.58 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 20.96 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.58 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.91 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 23.99 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.20 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.99 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 29.03 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 53.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 51.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 76.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.70 km2 |
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