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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-05-08
Time: 20:31:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-05-08 20:36:22 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20251282031172_e20251282033545_c20251282034045.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20251282026172_e20251282028545_c20251282029030.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) ND
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Rolette County, ND
NWS WFO Bismarck ND
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-05-08 20:31:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 48.848331°, -99.796944°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Rolette County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power43.15 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated SPC Risk and Red Flag Warning, Known Incident: BIA 4 (HIGH, tdiff=1.19601 days, Perimeter)
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.01 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.29 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.61 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.24 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.90 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.83 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.62 K
Similar Pixel Count15
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.25
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power43.15 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 61.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 39.70°
Mean Glint Angle75.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 16.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) WI
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Sauk County, WI
NWS WFO Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-05-08 20:31:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.375278°, -89.804726°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Sauk County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.86 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: Kings Corner (HIGH, tdiff=4.06817 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.81 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.01 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.04 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.17 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.17 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.34 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.86 K
Similar Pixel Count13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.31
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.90
Maximum Radiative Power12.86 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 42.30°
Mean Glint Angle66.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MI
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Wayne County, MI
NWS WFO Detroit/Pontiac MI
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-05-08 20:31:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.300278°, -83.163612°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Wayne County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power15.29 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventFerrous-metal
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.61 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.86 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.13 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)21.09 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.56 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.34 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.13 K
Similar Pixel Count6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.30
Maximum Radiative Power15.29 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 46.30°
Mean Glint Angle67.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Lake County, OR
NWS WFO Medford OR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-05-08 20:31:48UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.546112°, -120.622223°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Lake County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power20.74 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: Deuce RX (HIGH, tdiff=2.20685 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)305.16 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.56 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.54 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.50 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.89 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.25 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.21 K
Similar Pixel Count21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.71
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power20.74 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 67.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 26.60°
Mean Glint Angle76.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.40 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 (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-05-08 20:33:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.142778°, -79.454445°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power19.54 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)315.74 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.49 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.91 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.32 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.24 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.39 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.38 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.60
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power19.54 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 26.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 46.60°
Mean Glint Angle46.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.50 km2
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