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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-12-09
Time: 18:06:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-12-09 18:11:23 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253431806171_e20253431808544_c20253431809041.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253431801171_e20253431803544_c20253431804028.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AZ
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Yavapai County, AZ
NWS WFO Flagstaff AZ
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-12-09 18:07:18UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.432220°, -112.470558°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Yavapai County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power24.92 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.39 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.97 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.30 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.93 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.68 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.27 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.81 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.06
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power14.28 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 56.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 59.80°
Mean Glint Angle109.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 14.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Tarrant County, TX
NWS WFO Fort Worth TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-12-09 18:07:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.680557°, -97.288612°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Tarrant County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power19.52 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventLikely an Urban Source
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.99 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.64 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.96 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.18 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.50 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.46 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.26 K
Similar Pixel Count16
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.55
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power10.11 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 55.40°
Mean Glint Angle95.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Waller County, TX
NWS WFO Houston/Galveston TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-12-09 18:07:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 29.911945°, -95.925552°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Waller County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.46 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.86 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.10 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.87 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.83 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.34 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.63 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.44 K
Similar Pixel Count13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.19
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.46 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 52.50°
Mean Glint Angle89.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Chihuahua
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-12-09 18:07:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 28.705000°, -107.098610°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cuauhtémoc (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power62.87 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)313.13 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.54 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.66 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.89 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.23 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.39 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.62 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.93
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.51
Maximum Radiative Power38.01 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 52.90°
Mean Glint Angle94.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.10 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Tamaulipas
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Altamira, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-12-09 18:08:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.546944°, -98.092499°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Altamira (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.78 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)309.46 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.47 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.81 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.47 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.28 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.90 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.67 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.81
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.78 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.30°
Mean Glint Angle76.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.00 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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