Jan 2026: Due to an ongoing data center cooling system construction project, NGFS data outages may occur with little or no notice. Bitterly cold air in Madison Jan 22-24 increases risk of outages.

Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-12-04
Time: 19:16:18
Production Date and Time: 2025-12-04 19:21:28 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253381916180_e20253381918553_c20253381919039.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253381911180_e20253381913553_c20253381914045.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 2
More details ▼ Hide details ▲

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) El Dorado County, CA
NWS WFO Sacramento CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-12-04 19:16:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.720833°, -120.465553°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • El Dorado County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power59.56 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.90 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)14.60 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)25.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)19.47 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.64 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.51 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)23.50 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power59.56 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 65.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 61.30°
Mean Glint Angle108.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.50 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
Show More Show Less View all event imagery »

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Palm Beach County, FL
NWS WFO Miami FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-12-04 19:17:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 26.471111°, -80.856941°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Palm Beach County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power128.68 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)317.81 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)18.66 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)11.40 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.37 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)32.01 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.79 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.26 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)19.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.70
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power76.46 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 31.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 56.90°
Mean Glint Angle80.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.40 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
Show More Show Less View all event imagery »