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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-12-23
Time: 18:16:18
Production Date and Time: 2025-12-23 18:21:10 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253571816185_e20253571818558_c20253571819054.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253571811185_e20253571813558_c20253571814054.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MN
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Beltrami County, MN
NWS WFO Grand Forks ND
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-12-23 18:16:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 47.445557°, -94.916664°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Beltrami County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power29.42 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)285.00 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)16.29 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.52 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)23.06 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)24.70 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.16 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.62 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.98
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.85
Maximum Radiative Power29.42 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 58.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 70.90°
Mean Glint Angle123.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Barbour County, AL
NWS WFO Birmingham AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-12-23 18:17:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.019722°, -85.107224°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Barbour County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power26.52 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.54 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.36 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.06 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.63 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.41 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.67 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.18 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)9.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.72
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.86
Maximum Radiative Power26.52 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 56.20°
Mean Glint Angle91.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Travis County, TX
NWS WFO Austin/San Antonio TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-12-23 18:17:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.531389°, -98.034721°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Travis County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power31.13 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)309.73 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.91 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.87 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.57 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.40 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.28 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.95 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.36
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.34
Maximum Radiative Power31.13 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 54.10°
Mean Glint Angle91.70°
Water Fraction0.00
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) Lafourche Parish, LA
NWS WFO New Orleans LA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-12-23 18:17:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 29.669445°, -90.513611°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Lafourche Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power27.70 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.18 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.77 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.01 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.42 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.13 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.21 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.08 K
Similar Pixel Count19
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.76
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.94
Maximum Radiative Power15.86 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 53.30°
Mean Glint Angle87.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.20 km2
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