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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-08-21
Time: 20:01:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-08-21 20:06:33 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252332001172_e20252332003546_c20252332004031.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252331956172_e20252331958546_c20252331958598.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SD
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Hand County, SD
NWS WFO Aberdeen SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-08-21 20:01:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 44.520557°, -98.983055°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Hand County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power15.82 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)310.92 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.54 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.75 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.45 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.43 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.33 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.80 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.52
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.96
Maximum Radiative Power15.82 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 56.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 36.50°
Mean Glint Angle75.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SD
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Hand County, SD
NWS WFO Aberdeen SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-08-21 20:01:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 44.515835°, -98.889999°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Hand County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power18.87 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.26 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.17 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.66 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.98 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.18 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.69 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.36 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.87
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.94
Maximum Radiative Power18.87 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 56.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 36.50°
Mean Glint Angle75.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Noble County, OK
NWS WFO Norman OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-08-21 20:01:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.545834°, -97.324722°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Noble County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power21.17 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)316.78 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.50 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.58 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.67 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.67 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.63 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.40 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.93
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.84
Maximum Radiative Power21.17 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 31.20°
Mean Glint Angle60.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AZ
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Greenlee County, AZ
NWS WFO Tucson AZ
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-08-21 20:02:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.627777°, -109.201668°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Greenlee County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power14.78 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)316.06 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.38 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.83 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.77 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.82 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.24 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.89
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power14.78 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 23.10°
Mean Glint Angle61.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Tamaulipas
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Ocampo, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-08-21 20:03:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.620001°, -99.284447°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Ocampo (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.05 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)308.91 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.02 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.26 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.55 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.72 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.15 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.59 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.54
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.75
Maximum Radiative Power9.05 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 21.70°
Mean Glint Angle34.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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