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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-03-28
Time: 00:21:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-03-28 00:26:16 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250870021174_e20250870023547_c20250870024025.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250870016174_e20250870018547_c20250870019033.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MN
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Yellow Medicine County, MN
NWS WFO Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-28 00:21:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 44.723057°, -95.683891°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Yellow Medicine County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.99 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)284.04 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.87 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.38 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)0.87 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.86 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.87 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.98 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.45
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power5.99 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 55.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 87.00°
Mean Glint Angle65.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Clay County, IA
NWS WFO Sioux Falls SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-28 00:21:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.204166°, -95.318611°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Clay County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power23.45 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)293.05 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.98 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)18.82 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.73 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.04 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.86 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.46 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.62
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power23.45 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 54.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 87.30°
Mean Glint Angle65.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Shelby County, IA
NWS WFO Omaha/Valley NE
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-28 00:21:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.837502°, -95.210556°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Shelby County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.79 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)289.05 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.62 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.29 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)1.66 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.82 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.62 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.85 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.48
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.79 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 87.40°
Mean Glint Angle65.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NE
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Custer County, NE
NWS WFO North Platte NE
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-28 00:21:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.158333°, -100.089165°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Custer County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power82.06 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)304.10 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)13.14 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)18.63 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.79 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.99 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.54 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.15 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)8.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.93
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power45.74 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 54.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 83.70°
Mean Glint Angle60.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 13.60 km2
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