Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-08-03
Time: 15:02:26
Production Date and Time: 2024-08-03 15:03:05 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20242161502269_e20242161502327_c20242161502381.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20242161501269_e20242161501327_c20242161501384.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 1
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MN
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Blue Earth County, MN
NWS WFO Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-03 15:02:28UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 44.200°, -93.980°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Blue Earth County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power76.26 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventLikely a Solar Farm
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.19 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)11.30 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)30.47 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.08 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.31 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.19 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.03 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.70 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.00
Maximum Radiative Power76.26 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 66.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 49.30°
Mean Glint Angle47.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 16.70 km2
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