Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-03-12
Time: 20:21:18
Production Date and Time: 2024-03-12 20:26:06 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20240722021183_e20240722023556_c20240722024040.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20240722016183_e20240722018556_c20240722019013.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Valley County, MT
NWS WFO Glasgow MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-03-12 20:21:25UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 48.770°, -106.130°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Valley County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power31.73 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)291.19 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.03 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.23 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.01 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)25.34 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.27 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.90 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.43
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.34
Maximum Radiative Power31.73 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 63.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 54.20°
Mean Glint Angle115.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Cascade County, MT
NWS WFO Great Falls MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-03-12 20:21:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 47.390°, -111.820°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cascade County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power18.16 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.38 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.36 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.33 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.84 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.32 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.64 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.58 K
Similar Pixel Count19
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power18.16 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 60.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 51.70°
Mean Glint Angle109.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.30 km2
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