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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-07-17 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 17:51:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-07-17 17:55:57 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20241991751180_e20241991753553_c20241991754043.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20241991746180_e20241991748553_c20241991749041.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Bristol County, MA |
| NWS WFO | Norton MA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-07-17 17:51:54UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 41.900000°, -71.100000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 23.15 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) | 309.48 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.89 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.53 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 7.53 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 22.01 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.95 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.34 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 | 0.96 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 23.15 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 48.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 24.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 70.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.70 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | FL |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Marion County, FL |
| NWS WFO | Jacksonville FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-07-17 17:52:53UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 29.160000°, -81.930000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 44.86 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk, Known Incident: OCF CPT 219 SHERILLS MILL RX 0717 (HIGH, tdiff=0.27434 days, POINT) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 312.28 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.12 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.32 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 7.06 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 22.88 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.51 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.08 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.70 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 | 24.39 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 35.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 8.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 41.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 10.40 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | FL |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Brevard County, FL |
| NWS WFO | Melbourne FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-07-17 17:52:53UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 28.520000°, -80.670000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 89.25 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Likely a Solar Farm |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 328.03 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 20.92 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.75 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 23.04 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 33.10 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 20.26 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.44 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 14.40 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 | 0.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 89.25 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 34.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 8.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 40.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.10 km2 |
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