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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-10-14
Time: 15:41:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-10-14 15:46:17 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252871541171_e20252871543544_c20252871544034.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252871536171_e20252871538544_c20252871539043.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Craighead County, AR
NWS WFO Memphis TN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-10-14 15:42:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.812222°, -90.849167°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Craighead County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.41 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.37 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.80 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.21 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.68 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.11 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.52 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.41 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.69
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.85
Maximum Radiative Power5.41 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 53.10°
Mean Glint Angle97.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TN
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Moore County, TN
NWS WFO Huntsville AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-10-14 15:42:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.345833°, -86.304726°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Moore County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power13.31 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.20 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.44 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.72 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.13 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.20 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.34 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.24 K
Similar Pixel Count5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.53
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.20
Maximum Radiative Power13.31 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 50.50°
Mean Glint Angle92.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Dallas County, AL
NWS WFO Birmingham AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-10-14 15:42:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.245556°, -87.099724°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Dallas County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.19 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.79 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.11 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.66 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.83 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.87 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.79 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.83 K
Similar Pixel Count14
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.00 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 Power8.19 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 48.40°
Mean Glint Angle87.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) LA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Iberville Parish, LA
NWS WFO New Orleans LA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-10-14 15:42:35UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.161388°, -91.127220°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Iberville Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power19.57 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.34 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.32 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.65 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.94 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.34 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.58 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.96 K
Similar Pixel Count21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.90
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.63
Maximum Radiative Power11.18 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 49.10°
Mean Glint Angle87.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Matagorda County, TX
NWS WFO Houston/Galveston TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-10-14 15:42:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 29.098612°, -95.952774°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Matagorda County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power27.85 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)7.76 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.49 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.79 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.70 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.44 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.16 K
Similar Pixel Count10
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.62
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.92
Maximum Radiative Power27.85 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 51.50°
Mean Glint Angle91.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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