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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2023-06-18
Time: 21:21:30
Production Date and Time: 2023-06-18 21:25:32 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20231692121181_e20231692123554_c20231692124020.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20231692116181_e20231692118554_c20231692119049.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MD
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Prince George's County, MD
NWS WFO Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2023-06-18 21:21:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.880000°, -76.750000°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Prince George's County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.51 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)304.43 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.85 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.03 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.13 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.49 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.65 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.95 K
Similar Pixel Count17
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.52
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power10.51 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 55.40°
Mean Glint Angle62.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NC
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Wilson County, NC
NWS WFO Raleigh NC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2023-06-18 21:22:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.690000°, -77.930000°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Wilson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power20.72 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)310.15 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.29 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.84 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.80 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.67 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.93 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.29 K
Similar Pixel Count6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.14
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power20.72 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 54.70°
Mean Glint Angle58.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NM
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Colfax County, NM
NWS WFO Albuquerque NM
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2023-06-18 21:22:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.470000°, -104.640000°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Colfax County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power428.53 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventSolar panel
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)339.06 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)27.16 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)26.02 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)39.08 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)34.25 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)25.94 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)37.13 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)15.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.98
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.00
Maximum Radiative Power202.27 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 33.20°
Mean Glint Angle43.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 32.90 km2
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