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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-09-16
Time: 13:21:18
Production Date and Time: 2025-09-16 13:26:13 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252591321183_e20252591323556_c20252591324047.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252591316183_e20252591318556_c20252591319019.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Ontario
Country/Countries Canada
County/Locality(s) Huron, Ontario
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-09-16 13:21:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.415554°, -81.668335°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Huron (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.42 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)294.46 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.59 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.72 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.43 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.39 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.34 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.23 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.68
Maximum Radiative Power9.42 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 66.60°
Mean Glint Angle95.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.30 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) DeKalb County, AL
NWS WFO Huntsville AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-09-16 13:22:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.234444°, -86.104164°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • DeKalb County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.36 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)294.90 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.68 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.89 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.10 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.67 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.38 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.66 K
Similar Pixel Count17
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.67
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.36 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 67.40°
Mean Glint Angle91.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Clay County, GA
NWS WFO Tallahassee FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-09-16 13:22:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.761944°, -85.073891°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Clay County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.22 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)296.51 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.07 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.89 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.86 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.90 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.06 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.84 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.58
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power9.22 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 66.00°
Mean Glint Angle88.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Dominican Republic
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-09-16 13:23:54UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 18.459444°, -69.473892°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.15 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.47 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.79 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.62 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.12 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.56 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.89 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.71 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.96
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.15 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 22.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 49.30°
Mean Glint Angle51.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.30 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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