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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-07-21 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 17:16:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-07-21 17:21:08 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242031716183_e20242031718556_c20242031719050.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242031711183_e20242031713556_c20242031714042.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IL |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Macon County, IL |
| NWS WFO | Lincoln IL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-07-21 17:16:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.880000°, -88.900000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 31.48 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Oil/gas |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 306.84 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.14 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 9.03 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.33 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 22.95 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.24 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.71 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.10 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 | 0.94 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 31.48 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 48.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 21.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 69.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.80 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Ottawa County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Topeka KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-07-21 17:16:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.100000°, -97.780000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 30.49 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 313.06 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.26 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.92 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.22 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 24.35 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.60 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.63 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.84 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.89 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 30.49 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 51.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 25.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 75.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.60 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Unknown |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Mexico |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-07-21 17:18:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 23.270000°, -97.820000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 59.05 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 313.50 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.28 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.17 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.14 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 22.04 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.54 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.11 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 21 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | -0.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.99 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.94 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 32.53 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 37.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 18.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 53.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.10 km2 |
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