0410 UTC 10 Jan 2026: Datacenter cooling problems are again resulting in NGFS product outages.
Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-12-18 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 19:26:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-12-18 19:31:02 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253521926180_e20253521928553_c20253521929059.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253521921180_e20253521923553_c20253521924017.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 4 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | LA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | St. Martin Parish, LA |
| NWS WFO | Lake Charles LA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-18 19:27:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 30.133333°, -91.804169° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
|
| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 207.90 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 324.50 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 25.60 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 30.44 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 30.74 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 35.37 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 25.25 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 33.47 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 24.90 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.85 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.83 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 112.34 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 57.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 84.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 10.40 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
| View all event imagery » | |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | LA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | St. James Parish, LA |
| NWS WFO | New Orleans LA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-18 19:27:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 29.992777°, -90.754723° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
|
| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 21.39 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 306.54 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.20 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.08 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.77 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.02 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.20 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.42 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.96 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.69 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 21.39 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 57.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 84.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.20 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
| View all event imagery » | |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Chihuahua |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Rosales, Chihuahua |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-18 19:27:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 28.484722°, -105.557220° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
|
| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 6.57 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 310.23 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.42 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.27 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.32 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.88 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.56 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.94 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.88 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 6.57 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 47.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 52.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 83.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.90 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
| View all event imagery » | |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Chihuahua |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Cusihuiriachi, Chihuahua |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-18 19:27:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 28.311945°, -106.857780° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
|
| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 19.33 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 310.46 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.72 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.69 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 16.91 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.69 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.88 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.78 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 3 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.90 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.40 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.71 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 19.33 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 48.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 51.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 83.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.00 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
| View all event imagery » | |



