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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2026-01-12 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 23:16:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-01-12 23:20:54 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260122316177_e20260122318550_c20260122319035.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260122311177_e20260122313550_c20260122314042.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MN |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Faribault County, MN |
| NWS WFO | Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-01-12 23:16:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 43.556667°, -93.866112° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 6.42 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 275.88 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.89 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 28.65 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 5.20 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.03 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.17 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.77 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.94 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 6.42 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 53.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 93.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 92.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.80 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | WY |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Carbon County, WY |
| NWS WFO | Cheyenne WY |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-01-12 23:16:49UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 40.998611°, -106.897224° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 32.22 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 280.89 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 12.46 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 9.93 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 15.35 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.74 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.11 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.64 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.82 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.80 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 18.82 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 57.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 83.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 80.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 15.00 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | NC |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Yadkin County, NC |
| NWS WFO | Blacksburg VA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-01-12 23:16:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 36.159443°, -80.813057° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 2.27 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 274.64 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.75 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.24 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 2.75 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.13 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.09 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.07 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.22 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 2.27 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 42.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 99.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 104.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.40 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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