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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-09-11
Time: 20:56:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-09-11 21:01:24 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252542056179_e20252542058552_c20252542059046.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252542051179_e20252542053552_c20252542054029.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 (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-09-11 20:56:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 51.681667°, -123.754723°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cariboo (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power35.69 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)299.28 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.76 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.87 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.86 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.24 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.68 K
Similar Pixel Count16
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.81
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power35.69 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 74.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 47.70°
Mean Glint Angle93.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 15.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Pocahontas County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-09-11 20:56:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.742500°, -94.800278°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Pocahontas County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power14.30 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.39 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.68 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.57 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.11 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.03 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.75 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.68 K
Similar Pixel Count22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.55
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power14.30 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 51.80°
Mean Glint Angle73.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) LA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
NWS WFO New Orleans LA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-09-11 20:57:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.659166°, -90.907219°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • East Baton Rouge Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power41.25 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)310.28 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.33 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.91 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.56 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.39 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.66 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.75 K
Similar Pixel Count6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.29
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.44
Maximum Radiative Power21.00 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 48.70°
Mean Glint Angle56.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Baja California
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Ensenada, Baja California
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-09-11 20:57:48UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 28.871944°, -113.504997°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Ensenada (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.40 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)322.32 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.48 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.17 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.47 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.89 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.47 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.86 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.81
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.34
Maximum Radiative Power10.40 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 31.40°
Mean Glint Angle53.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.80 km2
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