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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-08-13 |
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| Time: | 19:11:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-08-13 19:16:30 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252251911178_e20252251913551_c20252251914042.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252251906178_e20252251908551_c20252251909029.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | WA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Pierce County, WA |
| NWS WFO | Seattle WA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-08-13 19:11:18UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 46.993889°, -122.491112° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 231.96 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) | 307.03 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 10.46 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.26 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 17.25 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 20.80 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.10 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.02 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.80 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 80.07 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 71.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 34.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 101.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 37.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | SD |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Davison County, SD |
| NWS WFO | Sioux Falls SD |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-08-13 19:11:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 43.718887°, -98.029724° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 12.66 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) | 305.37 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.46 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.49 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 7.89 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 18.53 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.30 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.03 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | -0.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.74 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.96 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 12.66 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 55.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 29.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 77.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.10 km2 |
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