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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-04-05 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 14:56:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-04-05 15:01:01 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250951456173_e20250951458546_c20250951459046.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20250951451173_e20250951453546_c20250951454038.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MN |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Dakota County, MN |
| NWS WFO | Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-04-05 14:56:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 44.666668°, -92.993614° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 10.67 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 289.79 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.88 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.76 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 15.83 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.13 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.13 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.10 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 15 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.34 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 10.67 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 54.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 58.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 103.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.90 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Thomas County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Goodland KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-04-05 14:56:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.329445°, -100.945557° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 7.13 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 286.49 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.72 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.99 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.70 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.74 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.85 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.04 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.44 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 7.13 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 52.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 61.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 106.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.60 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Unknown |
| Country/Countries | Cuba |
| County/Locality(s) | Unknown, Unknown |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-04-05 14:58:22UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 21.241945°, -77.987778° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 8.20 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 309.42 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.52 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.26 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.24 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.39 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.59 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.79 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.50 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.92 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 8.20 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 25.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 37.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 52.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 4.40 km2 |
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