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Wildfire Alert
Aid: 871785
Alert Type: Possible Wildfire
Date: 2024-11-22 18:46:16
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| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | LA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Rapides Parish, LA |
| NWS WFO | Lake Charles LA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-11-22 18:47:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.240000°, -92.640000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 8.83 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk, Known Incident: RX CALE C-12 11-22-2024 (HIGH, tdiff=0.13866 days, POINT) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 294.83 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.44 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.39 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.61 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.20 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.84 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.02 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.37 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.97 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 8.83 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 41.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 52.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 84.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.90 km2 |
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