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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-12-21 |
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| Time: | 18:31:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-12-21 18:36:02 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253551831183_e20253551833556_c20253551834049.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253551826183_e20253551828556_c20253551829039.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AR |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Cross County, AR |
| NWS WFO | Memphis TN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-21 18:32:22UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 35.263054°, -90.865555° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 66.35 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 304.50 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 14.38 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 18.07 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 20.49 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 21.43 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.57 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.21 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 12.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.33 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.66 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 38.86 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 44.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 59.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 97.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Marshall County, MS |
| NWS WFO | Memphis TN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-21 18:32:22UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.875557°, -89.412498° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 3.27 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 293.50 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.96 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.92 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.67 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.61 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.52 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.29 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.80 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 3.27 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 43.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 58.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 96.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.50 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | LA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Vermilion Parish, LA |
| NWS WFO | Lake Charles LA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-21 18:32:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 29.979166°, -92.000557° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 22.82 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 307.95 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.94 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.35 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.54 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 18.99 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.72 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.11 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 9 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.65 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.60 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 22.82 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 53.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 87.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.20 km2 |
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