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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-07-30 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 20:26:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-07-30 20:31:01 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242122026174_e20242122028547_c20242122029031.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242122021174_e20242122023547_c20242122024043.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CO |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Mesa County, CO |
| NWS WFO | Grand Junction CO |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-07-30 20:26:49UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.260000°, -108.760000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 405.97 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated SPC Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 3 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 347.44 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 23.36 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 13.91 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 38.88 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 32.72 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 23.30 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 24.80 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 24.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.79 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.71 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 279.25 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 57.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 24.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 62.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 19.90 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | El Dorado County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Sacramento CA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-07-30 20:26:48UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 38.740000°, -120.160000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 37.60 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 309.23 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.63 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.41 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 17.27 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.30 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.67 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.43 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 11 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.40 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 37.60 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 64.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 20.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 72.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 15.10 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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