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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2025-12-28
Time: 18:41:19
Production Date and Time: 2025-12-28 18:46:07 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253621841190_e20253621843563_c20253621844050.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253621836190_e20253621838563_c20253621839047.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Osage County, OK
NWS WFO Tulsa OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-12-28 18:41:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.686111°, -97.009720°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Osage County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power130.12 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)310.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)21.96 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)12.11 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)29.57 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)35.01 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)22.46 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.28 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)14.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.76
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.74
Maximum Radiative Power81.14 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 60.20°
Mean Glint Angle100.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Monroe County, AL
NWS WFO Mobile AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-12-28 18:42:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.660555°, -87.166389°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Monroe County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.34 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.04 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.99 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.89 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.13 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.74 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.20 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.16 K
Similar Pixel Count17
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.63
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.85
Maximum Radiative Power11.34 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 56.50°
Mean Glint Angle89.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) LA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Iberia Parish, LA
NWS WFO Lake Charles LA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-12-28 18:42:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.039444°, -91.693886°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Iberia Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.37 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.79 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.13 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.34 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.84 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.40 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.95 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.52 K
Similar Pixel Count22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.63
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.89
Maximum Radiative Power17.37 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 54.10°
Mean Glint Angle86.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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