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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-08-27
Time: 19:46:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-08-27 19:51:25 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252391946178_e20252391948551_c20252391949037.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252391941178_e20252391943551_c20252391943594.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) ND
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Walsh County, ND
NWS WFO Grand Forks ND
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-08-27 19:46:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 48.311111°, -98.115837°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Walsh County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.29 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.71 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.08 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.36 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.05 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.32 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.69 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.06 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.76
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power7.29 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 60.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 40.70°
Mean Glint Angle85.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KY
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Marion County, KY
NWS WFO Louisville KY
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-08-27 19:46:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.531387°, -85.106941°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Marion County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.89 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.91 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.90 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.40 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.13 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.07 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.28 K
Similar Pixel Count10
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.41
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.94
Maximum Radiative Power8.89 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 38.80°
Mean Glint Angle66.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Hyde County, NC
NWS WFO Newport/Morehead City NC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-08-27 19:47:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.554443°, -76.250832°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Hyde County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power44.37 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)12.38 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.08 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.49 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.56 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.24 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.17 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.65
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.60
Maximum Radiative Power44.37 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 44.00°
Mean Glint Angle68.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TN
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Giles County, TN
NWS WFO Nashville TN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-08-27 19:47:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.043056°, -87.171669°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Giles County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power81.36 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.78 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)16.13 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)11.22 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)19.12 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)26.75 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.19 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.98 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)15.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.93
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power81.36 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 36.00°
Mean Glint Angle61.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.90 km2
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