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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-11-25 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 04:30:20 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-11-25 04:41:55 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadF-M6C14_G18_s20253290430203_e20253290439511_c20253290439569.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadF-M6C14_G18_s20253290420203_e20253290429511_c20253290429582.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | British Columbia |
| Country/Countries | Canada |
| County/Locality(s) | Bulkley-Nechako, British Columbia |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-11-25 04:30:39UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 53.215279°, -125.240280° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
|
| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 12.15 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 266.10 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 9.14 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.54 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 2.39 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.25 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.20 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.48 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | -4.70 K |
| Image Interval | 10.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.31 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 12.15 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 62.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 127.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 104.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 8.60 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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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 Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-11-25 04:30:39UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 53.178333°, -125.184998° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
|
| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 36.03 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 269.26 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 10.60 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.26 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 4.91 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.89 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.50 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.50 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | -2.30 K |
| Image Interval | 10.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.49 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 19.96 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 62.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 127.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 105.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 25.70 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
| View all event imagery » | |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | British Columbia |
| Country/Countries | Canada |
| County/Locality(s) | Bulkley-Nechako, British Columbia |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-11-25 04:30:39UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 53.108334°, -125.039719° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
|
| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 47.97 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 274.53 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 14.55 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 9.89 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.98 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.45 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.73 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.48 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | -1.80 K |
| Image Interval | 10.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.69 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 47.97 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 62.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 127.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 105.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 25.60 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
| View all event imagery » | |

