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Wildfire Alert
Aid: 1099851
Alert Type: Possible Wildfire
Date: 2025-09-02 20:16:17
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| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | OR |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Jefferson County, OR |
| NWS WFO | Pendleton OR |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-09-02 20:16:48UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 44.455555°, -121.409164° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 34.20 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk, Known Incident: FLAT (HIGH, tdiff=3.0799 days, Perimeter) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 316.85 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.31 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.22 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.26 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.75 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.39 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.26 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 19 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.69 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.86 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 34.20 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 69.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 36.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 88.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.20 km2 |
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