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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-04-20 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 23:51:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-04-20 23:56:06 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20251102351175_e20251102353548_c20251102354056.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20251102346175_e20251102348548_c20251102349030.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) | Red Lake County, MN |
| NWS WFO | Grand Forks ND |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-04-20 23:51:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 47.790279°, -95.850830° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 37.88 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated SPC Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 3 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 284.51 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 10.25 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 10.46 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 3.53 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 27.65 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.19 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.31 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.81 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.89 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 37.88 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 58.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 76.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 58.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.70 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Nuevo León |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Salinas Victoria, Nuevo León |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-04-20 23:52:49UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 25.930834°, -100.248055° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 11.21 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 305.47 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.10 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.67 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 5.30 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.23 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.53 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.31 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 18 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.80 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.74 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 11.21 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 41.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 74.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 45.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.30 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 | 2025-04-20 23:53:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 22.768888°, -83.484444° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 7.01 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 298.73 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.65 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.62 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 4.98 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.42 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.18 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.00 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 3 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.90 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.73 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 7.01 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 28.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 89.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 75.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 4.50 km2 |
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