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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-07-28
Time: 22:56:18
Production Date and Time: 2024-07-28 23:00:54 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20242102256181_e20242102258554_c20242102259047.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20242102251181_e20242102253554_c20242102254041.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) WY
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Campbell County, WY
NWS WFO Rapid City SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-07-28 22:56:25UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.940000°, -105.510000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Campbell County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power602.82 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)317.69 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)19.07 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.11 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.55 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)30.60 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.51 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.49 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)25.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.79
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.89
Maximum Radiative Power312.02 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 60.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 53.30°
Mean Glint Angle103.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 21.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) UT
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Iron County, UT
NWS WFO Salt Lake City UT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-07-28 22:56:55UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.770000°, -113.030000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Iron County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.59 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated SPC Risk and Red Flag Warning
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)319.04 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.87 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.91 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.41 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.97 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.78 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.54 K
Similar Pixel Count18
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.56
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.74
Maximum Radiative Power17.59 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 46.70°
Mean Glint Angle88.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.50 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/Time2024-07-28 22:57:25UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.390000°, -106.950000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Rio Arriba County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power46.61 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: TANQUES (MEDIUM, tdiff=1.96172 days, POINT)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)318.50 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.15 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.01 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)19.79 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.52 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.30 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.19 K
Similar Pixel Count6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.54
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power46.61 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 51.40°
Mean Glint Angle95.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) HI
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Maui County, HI
NWS WFO Honolulu HI
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-07-28 22:58:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 20.880000°, -156.670000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Maui County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.95 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)316.27 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.25 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.24 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)19.70 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.15 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.76 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.92 K
Similar Pixel Count15
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.67
Maximum Radiative Power8.95 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 33.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 5.80°
Mean Glint Angle30.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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