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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-07-12
Time: 18:00:28
Production Date and Time: 2024-07-12 18:01:11 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20241941800286_e20241941800344_c20241941800394.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalNONE
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Broadwater County, MT
NWS WFO Great Falls MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-07-12 18:00:31UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 46.650000°, -111.600000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Broadwater County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power94.39 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: HORSE GULCH (MEDIUM, tdiff=0.26399 days, PERIMETER)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)324.31 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)12.42 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.52 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)19.57 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)22.15 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.65 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.56 K
Similar Pixel Count5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.89
Maximum Radiative Power94.39 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 59.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 30.70°
Mean Glint Angle69.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OR
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Malheur County, OR
NWS WFO Boise ID
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-07-12 18:00:30UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 44.220000°, -117.750000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Malheur County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power184.00 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated SPC Risk, Known Incident: BONITA ROAD (LOW, tdiff=0.87076 days, PERIMETER)
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)336.84 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)19.64 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)11.76 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)27.08 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)31.54 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.35 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.82 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.24
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power184.00 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 54.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 32.50°
Mean Glint Angle64.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OR
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Malheur County, OR
NWS WFO Boise ID
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-07-12 18:00:30UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 44.200000°, -117.610000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Malheur County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power731.27 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated SPC Risk
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)348.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)33.43 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)14.34 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)37.33 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)45.06 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)34.31 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.14 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.13
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.49
Maximum Radiative Power433.33 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 54.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 32.40°
Mean Glint Angle64.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 16.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OR
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Harney County, OR
NWS WFO Boise ID
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-07-12 18:00:30UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.820000°, -119.400000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Harney County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power98.06 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated SPC Risk, Known Incident: FALLS (MEDIUM, tdiff=0.97032 days, PERIMETER)
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)320.01 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.71 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.49 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.58 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.55 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.72 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.66 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.63
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.87
Maximum Radiative Power50.63 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 33.30°
Mean Glint Angle63.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 16.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NV
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Clark County, NV
NWS WFO Las Vegas NV
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-07-12 18:00:34UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.800000°, -114.960000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Clark County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power1032.03 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventSolar panel (database + spectral)
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)334.59 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)20.54 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.02 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.39 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)40.51 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.02 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.61 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.77
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.00
Maximum Radiative Power309.23 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 26.60°
Mean Glint Angle48.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 27.70 km2
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