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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-07-31
Time: 18:41:17
Production Date and Time: 2024-07-31 18:46:09 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242131841175_e20242131843548_c20242131844016.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242131836175_e20242131838548_c20242131839038.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) WA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Yakima County, WA
NWS WFO Pendleton OR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-07-31 18:41:18UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 46.710000°, -120.900000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Yakima County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power89.18 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: RETREAT (HIGH, tdiff=0.27481 days, PERIMETER)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)315.53 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.07 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.76 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.81 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.66 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.11 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.51 K
Similar Pixel Count19
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.90
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.83
Maximum Radiative Power54.10 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 70.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 33.60°
Mean Glint Angle102.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 42.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NE
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Lancaster County, NE
NWS WFO Omaha/Valley NE
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-07-31 18:41:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.860000°, -96.630000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Lancaster County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power78.16 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)316.03 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.85 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.65 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.97 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.76 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.14 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.11 K
Similar Pixel Count22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.56
Maximum Radiative Power78.16 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 22.50°
Mean Glint Angle71.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CO
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Prowers County, CO
NWS WFO Pueblo CO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-07-31 18:41:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.190000°, -102.610000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Prowers County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power424.27 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated SPC Risk
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)335.05 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)19.86 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.29 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)21.27 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)39.03 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.56 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.31 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)36.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.56
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power256.97 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 20.00°
Mean Glint Angle70.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 16.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) DeSoto County, FL
NWS WFO Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-07-31 18:42:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 27.300000°, -81.790000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • DeSoto County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power310.45 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventSolar panel (database + spectral)
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)329.89 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)23.28 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)16.58 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)27.00 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)41.50 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)23.20 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.58 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)12.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.73
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.00
Maximum Radiative Power148.42 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 32.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 18.00°
Mean Glint Angle40.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 20.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Mexico
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-07-31 18:43:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 23.930000°, -98.330000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.70 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)315.78 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.60 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.89 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.82 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.98 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.05 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.08 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power11.70 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 5.50°
Mean Glint Angle42.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.60 km2
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