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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-07-16 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 19:26:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-07-16 19:31:00 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20241981926179_e20241981928552_c20241981929043.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20241981921179_e20241981923552_c20241981924031.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Quebec |
| Country/Countries | Canada |
| County/Locality(s) | Canada |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-07-16 19:26:23UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 45.380000°, -71.950000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 15.60 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 305.01 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.46 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.26 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.38 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.87 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.41 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.51 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | -0.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.69 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.64 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 15.60 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 52.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 39.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 77.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Sumner County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Wichita KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-07-16 19:26:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.200000°, -97.670000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 8.71 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 320.36 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.25 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.43 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.85 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 27.06 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.67 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.21 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 | 0.87 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 8.71 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 49.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 19.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 57.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Unknown |
| Country/Countries | Dominican Republic |
| County/Locality(s) | Dominican Republic |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-07-16 19:28:23UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 19.700000°, -71.470000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 38.49 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 314.91 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.68 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.86 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 2.80 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 20.35 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.33 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.13 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 18 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.73 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 38.49 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 23.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 36.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 42.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 4.50 km2 |
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