Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2023-08-18
Time: 21:41:18
Production Date and Time: 2023-08-18 21:45:50 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20232302141189_e20232302143562_c20232302144049.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20232302136189_e20232302138562_c20232302139049.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) WA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Skagit County, WA
NWS WFO Seattle WA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2023-08-18 21:41:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 48.390000°, -121.170000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Skagit County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power23.07 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: KINDY CREEK (HIGH, tdiff=0.20411 days, POINT)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.98 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.91 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.10 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.82 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.74 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.71 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.50 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.54
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.72
Maximum Radiative Power23.07 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 58.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 39.80°
Mean Glint Angle96.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Gallatin County, MT
NWS WFO Great Falls MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2023-08-18 21:41:25UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 45.680000°, -111.430000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Gallatin County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power144.79 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk and Red Flag Warning
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)321.12 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)17.72 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.16 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)19.34 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)38.95 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.92 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.37 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)11.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.60
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.56
Maximum Radiative Power144.79 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 58.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 42.50°
Mean Glint Angle99.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.80 km2
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