Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-05-20
Time: 14:21:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-05-20 14:26:02 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20251401421172_e20251401423545_c20251401424009.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20251401416172_e20251401418545_c20251401419037.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MD
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Somerset County, MD
NWS WFO Wakefield VA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-05-20 14:21:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.110832°, -75.679726°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Somerset County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.27 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)295.62 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.17 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.31 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.64 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.14 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.35 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.86 K
Similar Pixel Count21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.40
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.96
Maximum Radiative Power5.27 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 38.60°
Mean Glint Angle64.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) VA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Mecklenburg County, VA
NWS WFO Wakefield VA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-05-20 14:21:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.571667°, -78.601944°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Mecklenburg County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.79 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)294.75 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.57 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.58 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.12 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.90 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.81 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.13 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.57
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power4.97 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 40.50°
Mean Glint Angle65.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NM
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Mora County, NM
NWS WFO Albuquerque NM
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-05-20 14:22:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.118610°, -105.314445°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Mora County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power32.51 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)287.99 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)999.99 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.04 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.18 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)999.99 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)-999.00 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-0.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.00
Maximum Radiative Power13.08 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 61.90°
Mean Glint Angle99.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 19.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Richland County, SC
NWS WFO Columbia SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-05-20 14:22:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.058334°, -80.845833°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Richland County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.03 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.41 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.76 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.13 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.72 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.11 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.70 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.13 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.76
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.77
Maximum Radiative Power17.03 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 41.80°
Mean Glint Angle64.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Dominican Republic
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-05-20 14:23:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 18.601667°, -68.713608°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.26 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.00 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.95 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.79 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.90 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.80 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.48 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.88 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.80
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.81
Maximum Radiative Power5.26 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 23.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 30.60°
Mean Glint Angle27.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.40 km2
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