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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-08-14
Time: 21:36:18
Production Date and Time: 2025-08-14 21:41:15 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20252262136187_e20252262138560_c20252262139059.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20252262131187_e20252262133560_c20252262134046.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SD
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Custer County, SD
NWS WFO Rapid City SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-08-14 21:36:55UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.591110°, -103.563057°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Custer County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power59.29 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: Cold Springs (HIGH, tdiff=0.05001 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)320.07 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.87 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.26 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.51 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.97 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.35 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.97 K
Similar Pixel Count10
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.63
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.94
Maximum Radiative Power59.29 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 60.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 44.10°
Mean Glint Angle103.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Kings County, CA
NWS WFO Hanford CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-08-14 21:37:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.861111°, -119.569443°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Kings County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power27.89 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)331.19 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.74 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.85 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.45 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.18 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.14 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.92 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.83
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.91
Maximum Radiative Power27.89 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 29.60°
Mean Glint Angle73.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.70 km2
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