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Wildfire Alert
Aid: 1027670
Alert Type: Possible Wildfire
Date: 2025-04-17 20:21:17
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| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Merced County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Hanford CA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-04-17 20:22:18UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.224445°, -120.801666° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 73.77 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 309.49 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 10.68 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.16 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 17.57 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 25.88 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.15 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.27 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.87 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.38 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 73.77 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 64.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 27.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 76.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 9.30 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
