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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-08-08 |
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| Time: | 20:56:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-08-08 21:01:09 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252202056173_e20252202058546_c20252202059036.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252202051173_e20252202053546_c20252202054043.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Macon County, IL |
| NWS WFO | Lincoln IL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-08-08 20:56:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.858334°, -88.943054° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 36.33 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Likely an Urban Source |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 305.54 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.59 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.67 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.87 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.39 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.67 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.84 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 24 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.38 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.63 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 21.77 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 48.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 44.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 60.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 12.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Edgar County, IL |
| NWS WFO | Lincoln IL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-08-08 20:56:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.503887°, -87.921112° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 24.62 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 306.57 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.16 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 11.82 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.97 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.28 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.49 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.21 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.26 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.31 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 24.62 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 47.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 45.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 60.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.00 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Scott County, MS |
| NWS WFO | Jackson MS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-08-08 20:57:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.489445°, -89.567497° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 12.94 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 306.18 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.76 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.82 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 5.79 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.62 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.59 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.14 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.62 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 12.94 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 41.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 42.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 48.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.30 km2 |
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