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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-10-03
Time: 20:41:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-10-03 20:46:20 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252762041172_e20252762043546_c20252762044042.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252762036172_e20252762038546_c20252762039047.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) Grand Forks County, ND
NWS WFO Grand Forks ND
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-10-03 20:41:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 47.939724°, -97.407501°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Grand Forks County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power126.99 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: Grand Forks AFB RX 2025 (HIGH, tdiff=2.24043 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.13 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.93 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.78 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.98 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)30.55 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.56 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.74 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.40 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 Power68.73 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 59.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 60.40°
Mean Glint Angle89.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 15.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Woodruff County, AR
NWS WFO Little Rock AR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-10-03 20:42:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.327778°, -91.365555°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Woodruff County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.68 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)305.87 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.48 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.88 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.97 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.60 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.82 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.52 K
Similar Pixel Count21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.80
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.89
Maximum Radiative Power6.68 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 55.30°
Mean Glint Angle72.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AZ
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Mohave County, AZ
NWS WFO Las Vegas NV
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-10-03 20:42:18UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.175835°, -114.261108°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Mohave County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power31.30 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)315.17 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.92 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.68 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.68 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.63 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.27 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.32 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.71
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.58
Maximum Radiative Power31.30 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 58.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 42.80°
Mean Glint Angle71.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Washington County, MS
NWS WFO Jackson MS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-10-03 20:42:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.212776°, -90.810555°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Washington County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power49.58 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)319.87 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)11.51 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)11.47 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.34 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.31 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.59 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.42 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)9.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.94
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power49.58 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 54.40°
Mean Glint Angle68.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) LA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Richland Parish, LA
NWS WFO Jackson MS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-10-03 20:42:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.246666°, -91.958611°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Richland Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power16.67 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)309.90 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.84 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.60 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.48 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.35 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.32 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.59 K
Similar Pixel Count5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.64
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.86
Maximum Radiative Power16.67 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 53.10°
Mean Glint Angle66.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.40 km2
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