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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-12-20 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 22:41:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-12-20 22:45:54 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253542241182_e20253542243555_c20253542244060.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253542236182_e20253542238555_c20253542239043.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Martin County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Midland/Odessa TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-20 22:42:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.360554°, -101.832497° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 10.13 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) (Detection is near: Oil/Gas) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 3 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 296.65 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.02 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.03 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.89 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.27 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.96 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.14 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.55 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.99 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 10.13 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 47.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 79.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 78.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.90 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Chihuahua |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Ascensión, Chihuahua |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-20 22:42:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.303333°, -108.005280° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 9.41 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 298.00 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.35 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.51 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.46 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.94 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.93 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.21 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 3 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.90 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.16 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 9.41 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 51.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 74.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 72.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.40 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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