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Wildfire Notification
Aid: 617534
Notification Type: Possible Wildfire
Date: 2023-09-27 20:02:26 Show details ▲▼

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Placer County, CA
NWS WFO Reno NV
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2023-09-27 20:02:28UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.200000°, -120.150000°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Placer County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power70.38 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: BURTON RX (HIGH, tdiff=0.12037 days, POINT)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)305.51 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.61 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.90 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.48 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.93 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.87 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.54 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.40 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.36
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power24.28 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 40.70°
Mean Glint Angle87.60°
Water Fraction0.30
Total Pixel Area 20.90 km2
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