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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-07-09
Time: 18:21:17
Production Date and Time: 2024-07-09 18:25:50 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20241911821172_e20241911823545_c20241911824022.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20241911816172_e20241911818545_c20241911819032.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) British Columbia
Country/Countries Canada
County/Locality(s) Canada
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-07-09 18:21:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 50.640000°, -115.690000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power42.31 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)6.95 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.61 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.30 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.31 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.63 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.44 K
Similar Pixel Count18
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power42.31 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 61.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 32.80°
Mean Glint Angle78.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Kern County, CA
NWS WFO Hanford CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-07-09 18:22:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.240000°, -119.360000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Kern County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power27.24 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)330.87 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.72 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.33 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.52 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.43 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.76 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.46 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.94
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.87
Maximum Radiative Power27.24 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 25.40°
Mean Glint Angle48.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Los Angeles County, CA
NWS WFO Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-07-09 18:22:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.790000°, -118.500000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Los Angeles County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power294.20 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventSolar panel (database + spectral)
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)346.24 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)18.04 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)11.89 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)25.76 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)26.47 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.55 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)27.66 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)18.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.74
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.00
Maximum Radiative Power171.85 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 24.60°
Mean Glint Angle47.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Los Angeles County, CA
NWS WFO Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-07-09 18:22:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.730000°, -118.300000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Los Angeles County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power188.23 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: LAC-235038 (HIGH, tdiff=1.87471 days, POINT)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)348.41 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)19.61 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)21.99 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)25.82 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)27.66 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.48 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)47.24 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)10.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.80
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.00
Maximum Radiative Power188.23 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 24.40°
Mean Glint Angle47.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.40 km2
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