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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-07-13 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 20:36:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-07-13 20:40:58 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20241952036176_e20241952038549_c20241952039031.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20241952031176_e20241952033549_c20241952034054.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | WA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Pierce County, WA |
| NWS WFO | Seattle WA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-07-13 20:36:18UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 47.000000°, -122.600000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 21.63 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 309.29 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.48 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.55 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.60 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.24 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.81 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.97 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 13 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 1.00 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 21.63 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 71.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 25.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 82.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 24.00 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Muscatine County, IA |
| NWS WFO | Quad Cities IL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-07-13 20:36:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 41.420000°, -91.050000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 14.81 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Likely an Urban Source |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 304.72 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.93 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.88 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 7.72 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.07 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.27 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.65 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | -0.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.37 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.82 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 14.81 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 36.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 58.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | NE |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Adams County, NE |
| NWS WFO | Hastings NE |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-07-13 20:36:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 40.600000°, -98.390000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 48.46 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Likely an Urban Source |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 308.79 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.24 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.09 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.22 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.85 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.77 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.45 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 17 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.44 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 26.78 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 52.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 31.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 56.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 32.10 km2 |
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