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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-04-20
Time: 16:41:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-04-20 16:46:10 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20251101641175_e20251101643548_c20251101644043.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20251101636175_e20251101638548_c20251101639043.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Manitoba
Country/Countries Canada
County/Locality(s) Division No. 18, Manitoba
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-04-20 16:41:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 50.929443°, -97.861664°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Division No. 18 (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power13.12 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)299.58 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.86 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.59 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.09 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.87 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.82 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.85 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.94
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power13.12 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 62.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.50°
Mean Glint Angle107.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.70 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Manitoba
Country/Countries Canada
County/Locality(s) Division No. 9, Manitoba
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-04-20 16:41:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 49.975277°, -98.155830°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Division No. 9 (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power95.85 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)308.11 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.90 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.43 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)21.36 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.95 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.66 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.33 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)9.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.38
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power53.19 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 61.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 44.90°
Mean Glint Angle105.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 16.90 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Hamilton County, TX
NWS WFO Fort Worth TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-04-20 16:42:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.711390°, -97.926392°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Hamilton County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power18.17 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)305.16 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.91 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.54 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.43 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.67 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.47 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.07 K
Similar Pixel Count7
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.85
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power18.17 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 32.50°
Mean Glint Angle75.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.60 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 MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-04-20 16:43:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.553888°, -79.649170°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.70 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)314.79 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.66 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.74 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.11 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.61 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.23 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.41 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.80
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.86
Maximum Radiative Power9.70 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 27.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 14.20°
Mean Glint Angle40.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.50 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Dominican Republic
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-04-20 16:43:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 19.177778°, -71.499168°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.31 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)314.59 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.73 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.39 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.53 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.00 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.61 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.59 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.81
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power9.31 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 23.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 8.00°
Mean Glint Angle30.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.30 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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