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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-12-11
Time: 16:21:17
Production Date and Time: 2025-12-11 16:26:14 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253451621173_e20253451623546_c20253451624033.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253451616173_e20253451618546_c20253451619047.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Randolph County, NC
NWS WFO Raleigh NC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-12-11 16:22:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.599724°, -79.957222°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Randolph County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power14.81 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: Quick Place RX (HIGH, tdiff=0.12704 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)290.28 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.44 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.08 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.66 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.53 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.44 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.37 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.47
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.62
Maximum Radiative Power7.74 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 59.60°
Mean Glint Angle101.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cherokee County, AL
NWS WFO Birmingham AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-12-11 16:22:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.201111°, -85.590836°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cherokee County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.05 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)288.24 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.20 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.29 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.66 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.78 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.90 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.06 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.63
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power17.05 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 59.60°
Mean Glint Angle101.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Montgomery County, TX
NWS WFO Houston/Galveston TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-12-11 16:22:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.299166°, -95.176392°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Montgomery County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.84 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)293.03 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.02 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.53 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.87 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.30 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.55 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.83 K
Similar Pixel Count11
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.75
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.94
Maximum Radiative Power5.24 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 59.50°
Mean Glint Angle101.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.70 km2
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