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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-10-23
Time: 01:01:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-10-23 01:06:16 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252960101178_e20252960103551_c20252960104041.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20252960056178_e20252960058551_c20252960059036.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) British Columbia
Country/Countries Canada
County/Locality(s) Bulkley-Nechako, British Columbia
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-10-23 01:01:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 53.784168°, -125.771111°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Bulkley-Nechako (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power99.09 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)283.18 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.45 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)12.56 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.46 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.82 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.84 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.08 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.86
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power61.29 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 77.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 89.60°
Mean Glint Angle54.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 36.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Wasco County, OR
NWS WFO Pendleton OR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-10-23 01:01:18UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 45.578609°, -121.214165°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Wasco County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.28 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)283.26 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.91 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.23 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)1.75 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.20 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.02 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.85 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.86
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power12.28 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 69.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 89.80°
Mean Glint Angle53.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) VA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Fauquier County, VA
NWS WFO Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-10-23 01:01:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.539165°, -77.774445°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Fauquier County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power1.77 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)280.56 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.08 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)0.94 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)2.44 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.05 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.21 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.85 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.20 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 Power1.77 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 121.50°
Mean Glint Angle102.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.60 km2
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