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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-07-24
Time: 18:46:17
Production Date and Time: 2024-07-24 18:51:11 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242061846171_e20242061848544_c20242061849025.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242061841171_e20242061843544_c20242061844044.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Monona County, IA
NWS WFO Omaha/Valley NE
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-07-24 18:46:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.190000°, -95.960000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Monona County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power18.10 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)310.18 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.26 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.97 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.38 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.82 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.20 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.05 K
Similar Pixel Count19
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.96
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power18.10 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 22.40°
Mean Glint Angle71.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NM
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Rio Arriba County, NM
NWS WFO Albuquerque NM
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-07-24 18:47:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.770000°, -107.260000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Rio Arriba County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power19.55 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: MESTENAS CANYON (HIGH, tdiff=0.84764 days, POINT)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)313.93 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.64 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.05 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.81 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.70 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.58 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.35 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.09
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power19.55 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 54.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 17.90°
Mean Glint Angle71.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Charlotte County, FL
NWS WFO Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-07-24 18:47:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 26.870000°, -81.730000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Charlotte County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power46.52 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventSolar panel (database + spectral)
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)320.56 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)11.99 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.60 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)26.31 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.79 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.16 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.96
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.00
Maximum Radiative Power46.52 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 32.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 18.10°
Mean Glint Angle37.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.00 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 MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-07-24 18:48:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 19.700000°, -71.540000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.93 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)316.31 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.20 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.11 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.70 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.44 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.78 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.68 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.68
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power17.93 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 23.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 26.80°
Mean Glint Angle36.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.50 km2
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