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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-05-08 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 17:05:25 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-05-08 17:06:05 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20251281705254_e20251281705311_c20251281705369.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20251281704254_e20251281704311_c20251281704379.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) | Clay County, MN |
| NWS WFO | Grand Forks ND |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-05-08 17:05:27UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 47.033890°, -96.461388° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 17.70 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) | 305.24 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.56 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.61 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 15.38 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.42 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.21 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.60 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.10 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.35 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 17.70 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 67.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 34.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 74.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 10.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MN |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Chippewa County, MN |
| NWS WFO | Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-05-08 17:05:28UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 45.080276°, -95.741112° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 35.23 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) | 312.37 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.12 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.86 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 20.14 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.89 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.53 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.95 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.70 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 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 | 35.23 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 66.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 32.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 72.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 10.00 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MN |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Lincoln County, MN |
| NWS WFO | Sioux Falls SD |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-05-08 17:05:28UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 44.334446°, -96.260834° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 52.82 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 312.02 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.88 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.83 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 20.03 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.03 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.64 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.25 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.00 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.57 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 31.42 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 65.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 31.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 70.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 19.30 km2 |
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