Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-05-08
Time: 17:02:25
Production Date and Time: 2025-05-08 17:03:18 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20251281702254_e20251281702311_c20251281702373.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20251281701254_e20251281701311_c20251281701366.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SD
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Brown County, SD
NWS WFO Aberdeen SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-05-08 17:02:27UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 45.584167°, -98.241943°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Brown County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power72.98 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)313.45 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.28 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.69 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)21.83 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.24 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.57 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.63 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.40 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.41
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power72.98 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 65.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 33.90°
Mean Glint Angle70.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SD
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Jones County, SD
NWS WFO Aberdeen SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-05-08 17:02:27UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 44.050278°, -100.640831°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Jones County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power34.32 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.02 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.58 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.82 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.65 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.69 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.25 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.74 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.30 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.62
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power17.41 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 62.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 34.00°
Mean Glint Angle67.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 17.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Webster County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-05-08 17:02:31UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.399445°, -93.967224°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Webster County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power132.56 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.04 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.73 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.10 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)22.88 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.17 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.26 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.53 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.50 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.15
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power81.26 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 65.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 29.50°
Mean Glint Angle69.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 19.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Harvey County, KS
NWS WFO Wichita KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-05-08 17:02:31UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.040001°, -97.629723°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Harvey County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power16.83 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.91 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.18 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.35 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.56 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.51 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.03 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.67 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.40 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.58
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power16.83 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 60.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 28.10°
Mean Glint Angle59.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.10 km2
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