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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-04-24
Time: 23:16:17
Production Date and Time: 2024-04-24 23:21:04 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20241152316172_e20241152318545_c20241152319028.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20241152311172_e20241152313545_c20241152314019.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MN
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Marshall County, MN
NWS WFO Grand Forks ND
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-04-24 23:16:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 48.500000°, -96.610000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Marshall County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power31.21 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)297.63 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.31 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.44 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.25 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.05 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.81 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.63 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.35
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.90
Maximum Radiative Power31.21 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 59.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 69.10°
Mean Glint Angle59.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MN
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Lac qui Parle County, MN
NWS WFO Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-04-24 23:16:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 44.900000°, -96.170000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Lac qui Parle County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power177.88 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)313.28 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)19.08 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)13.96 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)26.78 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)29.66 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.08 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.44 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.70
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.74
Maximum Radiative Power89.34 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 56.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 69.20°
Mean Glint Angle57.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 17.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Palo Alto County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-04-24 23:16:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.060000°, -94.810000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Palo Alto County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power62.76 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)309.48 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)16.50 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.50 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)23.92 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.95 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.12 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.60 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)10.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.66
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power62.76 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 70.20°
Mean Glint Angle57.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SC
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Bamberg County, SC
NWS WFO Columbia SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-04-24 23:17:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.120000°, -81.000000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Bamberg County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power130.72 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)325.64 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)33.02 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)126.16 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)35.45 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)37.84 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)32.55 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)72.81 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)31.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.85
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power130.72 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 81.90°
Mean Glint Angle70.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.60 km2
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