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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-10-29
Time: 20:56:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-10-29 21:01:19 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20253022056173_e20253022058547_c20253022059045.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20253022051173_e20253022053547_c20253022054057.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Saskatchewan
Country/Countries Canada
County/Locality(s) Division No. 5, Saskatchewan
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-10-29 20:56:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 50.790279°, -102.275276°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Division No. 5 (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power49.21 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)291.58 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.82 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.88 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.01 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.57 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.46 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.68 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.85
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.94
Maximum Radiative Power25.36 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 67.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 71.30°
Mean Glint Angle138.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 41.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) WA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Pend Oreille County, WA
NWS WFO Spokane WA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-10-29 20:56:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 48.519722°, -117.474442°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Pend Oreille County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power38.96 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: NP RX - LITTLE TACOMA STEWARDSHIP (HIGH, tdiff=0.90885 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.95 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)11.20 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.67 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)29.15 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)27.14 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.59 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.60 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.80
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.94
Maximum Radiative Power38.96 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 59.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 64.50°
Mean Glint Angle123.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Saskatchewan
Country/Countries Canada
County/Locality(s) Division No. 1, Saskatchewan
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-10-29 20:56:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 49.203335°, -102.749725°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Division No. 1 (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power35.21 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)297.67 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.75 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.87 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)21.42 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.96 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.16 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.32 K
Similar Pixel Count11
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)8.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.93
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.77
Maximum Radiative Power35.21 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 65.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 69.90°
Mean Glint Angle135.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.70 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Douglas County, OR
NWS WFO Medford OR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-10-29 20:56:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.390556°, -123.472778°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Douglas County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power49.42 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.42 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.93 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.11 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.63 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.81 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.09 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.64 K
Similar Pixel Count5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.72
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.62
Maximum Radiative Power25.18 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 58.30°
Mean Glint Angle110.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 13.00 km2
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