Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-05-20
Time: 06:00:29
Production Date and Time: 2025-05-20 06:01:06 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20251400600291_e20251400600349_c20251400600406.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalNONE
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Siskiyou County, CA
NWS WFO Medford OR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Bias)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-05-20 06:00:30UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.340000°, -122.324997°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Siskiyou County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power48.83 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)296.02 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)15.63 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.83 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.27 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.79 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.52 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)60.47 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.78
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power48.83 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 112.30°
Mean Glint Angle79.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Kern County, CA
NWS WFO Hanford CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Bias)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-05-20 06:00:35UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.323612°, -118.186668°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Kern County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power301.94 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated SPC Risk
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)316.24 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)29.38 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)25.48 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)30.78 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)29.15 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)29.40 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)93.80 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.71
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power139.48 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 119.10°
Mean Glint Angle91.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 34.50 km2
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