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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-12-29 |
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| Time: | 20:41:19 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-12-29 20:46:04 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253632041191_e20253632043564_c20253632044045.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20253632036191_e20253632038564_c20253632039049.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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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 Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-29 20:42:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 29.906944°, -91.848892° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 72.99 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 299.49 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 21.81 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.05 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 19.04 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 37.69 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 21.59 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.03 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 16.70 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 | 0.87 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 72.99 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 64.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 82.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| 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 Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-29 20:42:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 29.881111°, -91.730003° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 139.13 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 304.36 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 27.24 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.22 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 23.50 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 42.68 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 27.25 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.46 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 30.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.73 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.84 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 139.13 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 64.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 82.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 10.40 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | LA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | St. Mary Parish, LA |
| NWS WFO | Lake Charles LA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-12-29 20:42:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 29.855833°, -91.633888° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 22.47 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 288.43 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 10.61 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 17.65 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 7.72 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 20.73 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.64 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.64 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 20 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 11.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.99 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 22.47 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 64.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 82.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.20 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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