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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-08-16 |
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| Time: | 20:36:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-08-16 20:41:27 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252282036181_e20252282038554_c20252282039048.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252282031181_e20252282033554_c20252282034042.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | NY |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Chautauqua County, NY |
| NWS WFO | Buffalo NY |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-08-16 20:36:53UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 42.100277°, -79.225281° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 18.08 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) | 303.24 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.12 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.43 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.79 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 18.82 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.79 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.21 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | -0.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.81 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 18.08 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 49.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 50.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 73.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CO |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Prowers County, CO |
| NWS WFO | Pueblo CO |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-08-16 20:36:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 38.061390°, -102.215553° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 256.11 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) | 325.21 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 17.33 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.94 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 19.55 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 37.85 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.42 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.73 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 15.70 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 | 142.36 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 52.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 33.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 59.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 13.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | FL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Martin County, FL |
| NWS WFO | Melbourne FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-08-16 20:37:53UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 27.030556°, -80.474724° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 5.46 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 307.19 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.07 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.46 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 4.11 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.99 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.85 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.77 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.73 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.69 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.46 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 32.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 46.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 51.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 4.70 km2 |
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