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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-08-03
Time: 06:00:29
Production Date and Time: 2024-08-03 06:01:06 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20242160600298_e20242160600355_c20242160600414.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalNONE
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Beaverhead County, MT
NWS WFO Great Falls MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Bias)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-03 06:00:32UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 45.670000°, -113.110000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Beaverhead County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power239.04 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: GROUSE (HIGH, tdiff=0.27105 days, PERIMETER)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.75 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)18.45 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)26.24 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)21.71 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.57 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.90 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)61.94 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power101.97 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 58.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 112.80°
Mean Glint Angle77.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 56.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) ID
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Adams County, ID
NWS WFO Boise ID
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-03 06:00:31UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 45.000000°, -116.760000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Adams County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power142.53 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: LIMEPOINT (HIGH, tdiff=0.18995 days, PERIMETER)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)299.27 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)13.33 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.49 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.66 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)27.36 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.18 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.73 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.70
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power73.25 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 55.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 112.30°
Mean Glint Angle77.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 17.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OR
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Crook County, OR
NWS WFO Pendleton OR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-03 06:00:31UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 44.260000°, -119.840000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Crook County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power951.57 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: CRAZY CREEK (HIGH, tdiff=0.30723 days, PERIMETER)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.67 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)29.29 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)12.04 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.50 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)43.97 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)29.27 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.20 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.52
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power247.94 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 54.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 111.80°
Mean Glint Angle78.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 56.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) ID
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Valley County, ID
NWS WFO Boise ID
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-03 06:00:31UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 44.380000°, -116.120000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Valley County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power57.07 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: BOULDER (MEDIUM, tdiff=0.99742 days, PERIMETER)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)295.11 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.32 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.21 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)1.45 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.96 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.52 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.35 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.21
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power28.88 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 55.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 113.00°
Mean Glint Angle79.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 17.10 km2
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