Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-03-03
Time: 17:19:56
Production Date and Time: 2024-03-03 17:20:40 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G18_s20240631719569_e20240631720028_c20240631720081.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G18_s20240631718569_e20240631719027_c20240631719081.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 1
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Adams County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-03-03 17:19:58UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.990°, -94.500°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Adams County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power23.85 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated SPC Risk and Red Flag Warning
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.61 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.41 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.62 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.60 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.80 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.97 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.95 K
Similar Pixel Count20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.76
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power23.85 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 64.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 50.50°
Mean Glint Angle83.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 14.50 km2
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