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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-03-28
Time: 22:06:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-03-28 22:11:11 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250872206175_e20250872208548_c20250872209043.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250872201175_e20250872203548_c20250872204042.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cascade County, MT
NWS WFO Great Falls MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-28 22:06:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 47.523335°, -110.974442°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cascade County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power381.71 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.62 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)22.08 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.19 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)35.06 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)39.91 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.94 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.80 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)16.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.50
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.52
Maximum Radiative Power207.04 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 64.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 56.30°
Mean Glint Angle73.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 28.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MI
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) St. Joseph County, MI
NWS WFO Northern Indiana IN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-28 22:06:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.055557°, -85.306946°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • St. Joseph County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.20 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)294.27 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.74 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)16.60 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.20 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.53 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.57 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.91 K
Similar Pixel Count16
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.47
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.20 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 69.90°
Mean Glint Angle77.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AZ
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Pinal County, AZ
NWS WFO Tucson AZ
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-03-28 22:07:18UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.599167°, -110.961670°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Pinal County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power111.64 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)319.24 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)11.36 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.80 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)22.37 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.34 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.83 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.08 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)8.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.87
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.90
Maximum Radiative Power58.06 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 54.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 47.50°
Mean Glint Angle51.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 13.60 km2
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