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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-10-17
Time: 20:16:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-10-17 20:21:23 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252902016174_e20252902018547_c20252902019034.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252902011174_e20252902013547_c20252902014024.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) Lawrence County, AR
NWS WFO Little Rock AR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-10-17 20:17:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.040279°, -90.903610°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Lawrence County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power60.56 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)318.90 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)12.28 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.36 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)22.21 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)23.57 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.88 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.72 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.74
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.86
Maximum Radiative Power60.56 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 56.90°
Mean Glint Angle79.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) White County, AR
NWS WFO Little Rock AR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-10-17 20:17:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.211945°, -91.653336°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • White County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power25.85 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)309.75 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.82 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.33 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.14 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.33 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.52 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.73 K
Similar Pixel Count11
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.97
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.96
Maximum Radiative Power25.85 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 55.90°
Mean Glint Angle77.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Sunflower County, MS
NWS WFO Jackson MS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-10-17 20:17:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.662498°, -90.554443°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Sunflower County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.97 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)313.92 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.92 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.45 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.27 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.93 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.18 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.61 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.93
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.95
Maximum Radiative Power12.97 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 55.50°
Mean Glint Angle75.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Ector County, TX
NWS WFO Midland/Odessa TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-10-17 20:17:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.991945°, -102.627777°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Ector County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.01 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventOil/gas
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)316.47 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.93 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.60 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.49 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.76 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.33 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.03 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.90
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.82
Maximum Radiative Power11.01 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 47.60°
Mean Glint Angle69.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Baja California
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Ensenada, Baja California
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-10-17 20:17:48UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.160555°, -116.005554°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Ensenada (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power43.98 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)315.67 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.26 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.76 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.41 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.19 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.00 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.16 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.24
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power43.98 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 57.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 41.80°
Mean Glint Angle74.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.40 km2
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