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Wildfire Notification
Aid: 588200
Notification Type: Possible Wildfire
Date: 2023-07-24 20:54:30 Show details ▲▼

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Missoula County, MT
NWS WFO Missoula MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2023-07-24 20:54:26UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 47.350000°, -113.690000°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Missoula County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power743.52 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated SPC Risk and Red Flag Warning, Known Incident: COLT (MEDIUM, tdiff=0.27323 days, PERIMETER)
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)319.92 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)27.30 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.29 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)22.91 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)51.88 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)27.02 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.53 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)35.10 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.85
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.83
Maximum Radiative Power486.92 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 66.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 30.90°
Mean Glint Angle73.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 31.40 km2
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