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Wildfire Alert
Aid: 939080
Alert Type: Possible Wildfire
Date: 2025-02-27 16:00:28
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| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | NC |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Brunswick County, NC |
| NWS WFO | Wilmington NC |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-02-27 16:00:32UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.084999°, -77.980553° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 8.59 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 302.28 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.96 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.28 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.69 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.89 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.61 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.29 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 9 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.10 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.77 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.85 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 8.59 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 47.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 84.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.20 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
