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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-08-31 |
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| Time: | 22:11:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-08-31 22:16:28 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252432211182_e20252432213555_c20252432214022.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252432206182_e20252432208555_c20252432209013.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MN |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Roseau County, MN |
| NWS WFO | Grand Forks ND |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-08-31 22:11:22UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 48.876110°, -95.933609° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 38.23 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 306.34 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.90 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 8.93 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.58 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.43 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.73 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.23 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 3 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 1.00 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.54 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 38.23 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 59.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 61.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 71.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 8.00 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Perry County, AL |
| NWS WFO | Birmingham AL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-08-31 22:12:22UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.511665°, -87.438057° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 13.43 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 303.57 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.09 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.31 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 5.17 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.41 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.15 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.38 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.62 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.94 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 13.43 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 64.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 60.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Sonora |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Hermosillo, Sonora |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-08-31 22:12:49UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 28.959444°, -111.241112° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 184.59 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Likely a Solar Farm |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 335.10 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 15.33 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 9.67 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 25.09 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 41.15 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.18 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.22 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.56 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 184.59 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 52.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 43.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 38.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 13.00 km2 |
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