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Wildfire Alert
Aid: 1090823
Alert Type: Possible Wildfire
Date: 2025-08-13 12:00:56 Show details

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) San Luis Obispo County, CA
NWS WFO Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Bias)
Mean Object Date/Time2025-08-13 12:01:00UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.257500°, -120.385277°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • San Luis Obispo County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power1144.24 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: Gifford (HIGH, tdiff=0.39014 days, Perimeter)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)342.13 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)51.90 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)100.03 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)55.76 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)48.80 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)47.82 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)264.48 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power351.76 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 105.00°
Mean Glint Angle66.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 84.60 km2
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