Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-09-17
Time: 22:36:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-09-17 22:41:10 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20252602236173_e20252602238546_c20252602239039.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20252602226173_e20252602228546_c20252602229045.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cascade County, MT
NWS WFO Great Falls MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-09-17 22:36:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 47.515556°, -110.830833°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cascade County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power15.11 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)308.47 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.25 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.19 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.85 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.68 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.89 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.56 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.40 K
Image Interval10.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.70
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.97
Maximum Radiative Power15.11 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 60.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 62.00°
Mean Glint Angle117.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Curry County, OR
NWS WFO Medford OR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-09-17 22:36:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.675835°, -123.947502°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Curry County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power21.74 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: Pinnacle (HIGH, tdiff=0.07848 days, Perimeter)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.83 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.50 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.56 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.51 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.63 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.12 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.86 K
Similar Pixel Count6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 K
Image Interval10.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.69
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.33
Maximum Radiative Power12.08 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 51.60°
Mean Glint Angle98.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.80 km2
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