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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-07-17 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 16:01:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-07-17 16:06:01 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20241991601180_e20241991603553_c20241991604049.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20241991556180_e20241991558553_c20241991559050.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | British Columbia |
| Country/Countries | Canada |
| County/Locality(s) | Canada |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-07-17 16:01:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 49.730000°, -114.810000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 45.73 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 303.99 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.17 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.41 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.07 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.91 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.32 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.83 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 | 1.00 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 45.73 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 68.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 52.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 114.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.20 |
| Total Pixel Area | 73.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Reagan County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Midland/Odessa TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-07-17 16:02:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.370000°, -101.770000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 18.81 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Oil/gas |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 319.53 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.68 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.93 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.56 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 20.97 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.37 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.83 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.60 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.70 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 18.81 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 46.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 39.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 79.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.90 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Unknown |
| Country/Countries | Puerto Rico |
| County/Locality(s) | Puerto Rico |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-07-17 16:03:55UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 18.030000°, -66.300000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 16.05 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 315.53 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.48 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.73 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.72 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 21.00 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.10 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.64 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 22 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.86 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 16.05 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 23.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 7.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 18.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 4.50 km2 |
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