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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-07-31
Time: 18:26:17
Production Date and Time: 2024-07-31 18:31:01 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242131826175_e20242131828548_c20242131829046.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242131821175_e20242131823548_c20242131824033.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Alberta
Country/Countries Canada
County/Locality(s) Canada
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-07-31 18:26:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 52.520000°, -116.500000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power156.71 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.27 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)11.11 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.80 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.58 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.70 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.74 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.10 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.96
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.67
Maximum Radiative Power78.59 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 71.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 38.00°
Mean Glint Angle108.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 45.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TN
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Bedford County, TN
NWS WFO Nashville TN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-07-31 18:27:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.500000°, -86.450000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Bedford County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power16.25 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventLikely an Urban Source
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)309.94 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.44 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.26 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.07 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.41 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.37 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.25 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.59
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.52
Maximum Radiative Power16.25 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 18.70°
Mean Glint Angle57.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Lincoln County, GA
NWS WFO Columbia SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-07-31 18:27:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.740000°, -82.290000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Lincoln County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power33.27 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.11 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.73 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.08 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.32 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)23.05 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.32 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.92 K
Similar Pixel Count22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.44
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power33.27 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 19.10°
Mean Glint Angle53.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.30 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/Time2024-07-31 18:28:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 19.800000°, -71.580000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power33.26 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)321.49 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.00 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.85 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.61 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)23.99 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.87 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.76 K
Similar Pixel Count16
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.66
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.85
Maximum Radiative Power33.26 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 23.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 22.20°
Mean Glint Angle34.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.50 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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