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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-12-10
Time: 17:36:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-12-10 17:41:09 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20253441736171_e20253441738545_c20253441739032.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20253441731171_e20253441733545_c20253441734051.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Jefferson County, OR
NWS WFO Pendleton OR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-12-10 17:36:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 44.397499°, -121.002220°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Jefferson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power55.04 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)293.76 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)13.95 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)21.98 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.33 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)40.17 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.36 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.41 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)8.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.35
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.70
Maximum Radiative Power55.04 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 74.30°
Mean Glint Angle106.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Harney County, OR
NWS WFO Boise ID
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-12-10 17:36:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.901390°, -118.655556°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Harney County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power20.61 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)289.39 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.61 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.88 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.93 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.29 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.70 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.49 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.40 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 Power20.61 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 72.20°
Mean Glint Angle103.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) San Benito County, CA
NWS WFO San Francisco CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-12-10 17:36:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.768890°, -121.313889°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • San Benito County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.20 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)290.16 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.42 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.84 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)3.14 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.57 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.99 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.13 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.22
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.20 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 46.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 68.10°
Mean Glint Angle94.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.80 km2
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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/Time2025-12-10 17:37:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.450279°, -112.477501°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Yavapai County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.33 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: Payoff Piles RX (HIGH, tdiff=2.04774 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)295.64 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.13 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.27 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.40 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.72 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.61 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.94 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.34
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power11.33 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 62.40°
Mean Glint Angle87.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
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