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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-08-12 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 15:36:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-08-12 15:41:00 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252241536177_e20252241538550_c20252241539012.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252241531177_e20252241533550_c20252241534034.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Logan County, IL |
| NWS WFO | Lincoln IL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-08-12 15:36:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 40.144722°, -89.372223° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 27.33 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Likely an Urban Source |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 303.82 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.32 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 11.93 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.68 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.79 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.03 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.04 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | -0.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.65 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.47 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 27.33 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 48.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 40.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 82.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 12.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | VA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Richmond County, VA |
| NWS WFO | Wakefield VA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-08-12 15:36:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.850555°, -76.532219° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 41.34 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 312.32 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 9.28 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.68 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 16.45 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 26.42 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.87 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.63 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 7.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.79 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.54 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 41.34 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 44.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 30.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 67.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.60 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | LA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | East Carroll Parish, LA |
| NWS WFO | Jackson MS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-08-12 15:37:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.772221°, -91.278336° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 46.19 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 316.69 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 9.34 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.93 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.99 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 25.65 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.53 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.22 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 9 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.90 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.42 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.38 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 46.19 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 42.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 38.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 73.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.40 km2 |
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