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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-09-23
Time: 21:06:15
Production Date and Time: 2025-09-23 21:30:46 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252662106156_e20252662108529_c20252662109031.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252662101156_e20252662103529_c20252662104017.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) ND
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cavalier County, ND
NWS WFO Grand Forks ND
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-09-23 21:06:18UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 48.736946°, -98.447502°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cavalier County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power22.85 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.61 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.20 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.80 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.13 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.57 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.77 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.55 K
Similar Pixel Count5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.92
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.05
Maximum Radiative Power22.85 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 60.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 59.50°
Mean Glint Angle84.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Butte County, CA
NWS WFO Sacramento CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-09-23 21:06:46UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.393333°, -121.653610°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Butte County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power21.97 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)310.63 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.24 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.08 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.38 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.41 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.03 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.88 K
Similar Pixel Count18
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.57
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power21.97 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 66.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 42.10°
Mean Glint Angle76.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Lincoln County, AR
NWS WFO Little Rock AR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-09-23 21:07:18UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.080833°, -91.622780°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Lincoln County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power18.51 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.51 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.81 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.58 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.78 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.51 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.15 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.42 K
Similar Pixel Count21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.89
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.95
Maximum Radiative Power18.51 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 55.40°
Mean Glint Angle65.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Jenkins County, GA
NWS WFO Charleston SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-09-23 21:07:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.847778°, -82.001389°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Jenkins County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power26.19 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.87 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.91 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.87 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.03 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.95 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.32 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.13 K
Similar Pixel Count18
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.80
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power13.91 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 62.30°
Mean Glint Angle73.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Tamaulipas
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Camargo, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-09-23 21:07:47UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 26.322222°, -98.914719°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Camargo (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power15.83 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.34 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.80 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.57 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.53 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.39 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.66 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.17 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.63
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.76
Maximum Radiative Power15.83 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 46.20°
Mean Glint Angle48.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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