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Wildfire Notification
Aid: 612315
Notification Type: Possible Wildfire
Date: 2023-09-15 22:31:17 Show details ▲▼

Basic Information
State/Province(s) WA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Whatcom County, WA
NWS WFO Seattle WA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2023-09-15 22:31:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 48.770000°, -121.200000°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Whatcom County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power114.88 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: SOURDOUGH (HIGH, tdiff=4.11582 days, PERIMETER)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)304.39 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.33 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.50 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.83 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.84 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.82 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.04 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)8.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.99
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.11
Maximum Radiative Power62.17 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 71.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 55.70°
Mean Glint Angle70.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 48.10 km2
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