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Wildfire Alert
Aid: 1048423
Alert Type: Possible Wildfire
Date: 2025-05-13 13:24:25
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| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | ND |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Steele County, ND |
| NWS WFO | Grand Forks ND |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-05-13 13:24:27UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 47.355556°, -97.644722° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 77.86 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Critical SPC Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 2 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 306.28 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 9.36 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 13.61 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.87 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.14 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.50 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 42.15 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 3 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 7.30 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.42 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 46.43 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 59.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 67.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 99.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 15.50 km2 |
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