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Wildfire Alert
Aid: 1029860
Alert Type: Possible Wildfire
Date: 2025-04-20 00:01:17
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| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | ND |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | McKenzie County, ND |
| NWS WFO | Bismarck ND |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-04-20 00:01:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 47.718334°, -103.232224° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 5.52 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Oil/gas |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 288.86 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.04 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.16 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 5.56 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.05 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.95 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.02 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 14 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.51 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.97 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.52 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 61.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 73.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 52.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 8.40 km2 |
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