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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-05-26
Time: 22:21:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-05-26 22:26:15 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20251462221178_e20251462223551_c20251462224053.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20251462216178_e20251462218551_c20251462219032.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AZ
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Maricopa County, AZ
NWS WFO Phoenix AZ
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-05-26 22:22:18UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.344166°, -112.906944°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Maricopa County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power96.78 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventSolar panel (database + spectral)
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)332.56 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.36 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.10 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.66 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.27 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.10 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.50 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.60
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.00
Maximum Radiative Power96.78 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 56.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 40.10°
Mean Glint Angle34.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AZ
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Pima County, AZ
NWS WFO Tucson AZ
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-05-26 22:22:18UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.090279°, -110.802498°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Pima County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power74.86 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventSolar panel (database + spectral)
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)330.21 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.20 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.23 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.65 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.11 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.55 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.84 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.78
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.00
Maximum Radiative Power74.86 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 41.80°
Mean Glint Angle31.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Chihuahua
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Ignacio Zaragoza, Chihuahua
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-05-26 22:22:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 29.644444°, -107.770836°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Ignacio Zaragoza (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power43.66 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)315.14 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.29 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.86 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.50 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.61 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.60 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.47
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.51
Maximum Radiative Power22.46 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 44.30°
Mean Glint Angle27.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.40 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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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 (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-05-26 22:23:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.346111°, -79.144722°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.53 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.03 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.49 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.06 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.18 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.29 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.28 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.76 K
Similar Pixel Count13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.67
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power12.53 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 26.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 70.70°
Mean Glint Angle61.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.50 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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