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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-07-21 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 15:51:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-07-21 15:55:58 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242031551183_e20242031553556_c20242031554021.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242031546183_e20242031548556_c20242031549030.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Uvalde County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Austin/San Antonio TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-07-21 15:52:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 29.230000°, -99.860000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 33.58 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 314.88 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 7.02 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.55 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.13 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 25.55 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.40 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.07 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.61 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.98 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 33.58 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 43.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 40.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 76.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Unknown |
| Country/Countries | Cuba |
| County/Locality(s) | Cuba |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-07-21 15:53:23UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 21.810000°, -78.340000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 62.25 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 317.70 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 9.89 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.41 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 15.17 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 25.89 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.55 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.27 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 9 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 8.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.71 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.40 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 36.78 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 25.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 20.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 34.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 9.20 km2 |
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