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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2026-03-05 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 18:16:25 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-03-05 18:17:10 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20260641816254_e20260641816312_c20260641816368.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20260641815254_e20260641815312_c20260641815367.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 1 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Chihuahua |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Buenaventura, Chihuahua |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-05 18:16:30UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 29.940834°, -106.820557° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 148.80 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 318.63 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 7.94 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.76 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 15.72 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.03 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.79 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.90 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 5 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.60 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.83 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.99 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 39.96 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 48.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 39.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 67.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 24.00 km2 |
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