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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-08-27
Time: 16:41:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-08-27 16:46:30 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252391641178_e20252391643551_c20252391644056.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252391636178_e20252391638551_c20252391639018.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Quebec
Country/Countries Canada
County/Locality(s) Maria-Chapdelaine, Quebec
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-08-27 16:41:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 50.588055°, -71.366386°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Maria-Chapdelaine (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.08 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)295.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.50 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.06 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.82 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.21 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.64 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.83 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.72
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.92
Maximum Radiative Power10.08 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 58.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 40.10°
Mean Glint Angle98.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Story County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-08-27 16:41:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.029999°, -93.624725°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Story County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power26.09 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventLikely an Urban Source
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.54 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.88 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.42 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.21 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.47 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.66 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.97 K
Similar Pixel Count19
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-0.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.35
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.50
Maximum Radiative Power26.09 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 37.80°
Mean Glint Angle89.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 13.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Bolivar County, MS
NWS WFO Jackson MS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-08-27 16:42:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.623333°, -90.876663°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Bolivar County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power70.12 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)319.33 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.13 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.62 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.77 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)26.00 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.57 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.36 K
Similar Pixel Count9
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.64
Maximum Radiative Power40.55 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 30.00°
Mean Glint Angle71.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Grady County, GA
NWS WFO Tallahassee FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-08-27 16:42:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.869722°, -84.345276°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Grady County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.49 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.93 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.84 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.02 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.84 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.22 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.10 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.38 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.83
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.49 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 24.40°
Mean Glint Angle61.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.00 km2
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