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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-10-31
Time: 16:33:55
Production Date and Time: 2025-10-31 16:34:37 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20253041633552_e20253041634010_c20253041634069.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20253041632552_e20253041633010_c20253041633070.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 1
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MO
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) St. Charles County, MO
NWS WFO St Louis MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-10-31 16:33:56UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.872223°, -90.231110°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • St. Charles County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power0.00 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)296.28 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.05 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.33 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.70 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.58 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.62 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.74 K
Similar Pixel Count20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.30 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.69
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.94
Maximum Radiative Power-9999999.99 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 55.30°
Mean Glint Angle103.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
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