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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-04-08
Time: 16:04:55
Production Date and Time: 2025-04-08 16:05:37 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20250981604553_e20250981605011_c20250981605057.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20250981603553_e20250981604011_c20250981604054.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Floyd County, IA
NWS WFO La Crosse WI
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-04-08 16:04:56UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.049168°, -93.011108°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Floyd County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power29.68 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.17 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.96 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)24.62 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.37 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.08 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.02 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.90 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.87
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power15.05 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 46.00°
Mean Glint Angle96.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 13.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cerro Gordo County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-04-08 16:04:56UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.913887°, -93.297775°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cerro Gordo County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power37.26 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.68 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.37 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.51 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)25.26 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.80 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.50 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.24 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.90 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.34
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power20.26 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 46.10°
Mean Glint Angle96.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 13.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Buchanan County, IA
NWS WFO Quad Cities IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-04-08 16:04:56UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.472500°, -91.637497°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Buchanan County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.21 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.91 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.30 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.70 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)25.38 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.81 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.99 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.60 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.40 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.63
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power10.21 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 44.90°
Mean Glint Angle94.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) McDonough County, IL
NWS WFO Quad Cities IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-04-08 16:04:56UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.379723°, -90.731110°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • McDonough County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power115.71 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)314.05 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)17.79 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.42 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)34.15 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)29.29 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.85 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.31 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.90 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.46
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.57
Maximum Radiative Power69.71 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 43.00°
Mean Glint Angle90.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.30 km2
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