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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-08-02
Time: 23:26:18
Production Date and Time: 2025-08-02 23:31:02 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252142326181_e20252142328554_c20252142329006.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252142321181_e20252142323554_c20252142324038.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CO
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Rio Blanco County, CO
NWS WFO Grand Junction CO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-08-02 23:26:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.927502°, -108.235558°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Rio Blanco County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power554.84 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventCritical SPC Risk and Red Flag Warning
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)325.42 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)32.02 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.30 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)25.53 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)54.19 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)31.98 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.11 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)30.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.62
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.08
Maximum Radiative Power384.97 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 57.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 57.00°
Mean Glint Angle40.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 15.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Lincoln County, AR
NWS WFO Little Rock AR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-08-02 23:27:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.056667°, -91.641113°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Lincoln County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.89 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.27 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.14 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.94 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.36 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.97 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.88 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.19 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.80
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.89 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 70.60°
Mean Glint Angle50.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) San Luis Obispo County, CA
NWS WFO Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-08-02 23:27:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.369999°, -120.064720°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • San Luis Obispo County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power295.16 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventSolar panel (database + spectral)
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)326.67 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)12.11 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.55 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)19.20 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.75 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.51 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.70 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.00
Maximum Radiative Power117.16 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 62.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 47.30°
Mean Glint Angle34.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 26.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Riverside County, CA
NWS WFO Phoenix AZ
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-08-02 23:27:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.815556°, -115.407776°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Riverside County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power1838.22 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventSolar panel (database + spectral)
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)366.48 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)42.62 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)35.84 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)47.80 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)47.45 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)42.21 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)72.46 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)32.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.70
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.00
Maximum Radiative Power716.05 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 58.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 50.90°
Mean Glint Angle30.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 38.10 km2
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