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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-08-28
Time: 16:06:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-08-28 16:11:23 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252401606179_e20252401608552_c20252401609038.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252401601179_e20252401603552_c20252401604039.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) British Columbia
Country/Countries Canada
County/Locality(s) Cariboo, British Columbia
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-08-28 16:06:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 53.100277°, -124.872223°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cariboo (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power654.15 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.89 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)15.97 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.24 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.03 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)23.33 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.72 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.24 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.21
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.05
Maximum Radiative Power328.95 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 76.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 66.20°
Mean Glint Angle138.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 84.60 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) British Columbia
Country/Countries Canada
County/Locality(s) Cariboo, British Columbia
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-08-28 16:06:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 53.004166°, -124.984726°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cariboo (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power51.77 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)293.70 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.10 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)0.84 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.28 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.33 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.50 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.39 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.01
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.08
Maximum Radiative Power51.77 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 76.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 66.30°
Mean Glint Angle138.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 16.90 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) VA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Buckingham County, VA
NWS WFO Blacksburg VA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-08-28 16:06:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.599724°, -78.563614°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Buckingham County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power36.44 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)310.23 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.96 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)11.44 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.88 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.15 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.87 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.78 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.92
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power36.44 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 31.60°
Mean Glint Angle72.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Bahamas
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-08-28 16:08:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 24.056110°, -77.679169°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power38.65 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.54 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.99 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.75 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.38 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.06 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.09 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.88 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.85
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.81
Maximum Radiative Power21.69 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 28.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 20.90°
Mean Glint Angle45.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.10 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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