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Wildfire Alert
Aid: 799195
Alert Type: Possible Wildfire
Date: 2024-07-18 22:30:57
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| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | OR |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Umatilla County, OR |
| NWS WFO | Pendleton OR |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-07-18 22:30:58UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 45.030000°, -118.640000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 36.36 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk, Known Incident: WHOOPDEDOO (MEDIUM, tdiff=0.0841 days, POINT) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 307.69 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.66 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.43 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 6.47 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.99 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.56 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.16 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 7 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.10 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.12 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 20.81 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 55.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 39.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 87.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 16.80 km2 |
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