Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-08-03
Time: 21:44:27
Production Date and Time: 2024-08-03 21:45:06 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20242162144270_e20242162144327_c20242162144376.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20242162143270_e20242162143327_c20242162143381.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 1
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Cass County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-03 21:44:33UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.350°, -94.920°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cass County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power18.61 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)304.72 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.03 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.27 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.74 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.67 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.77 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.23 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.90 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power18.61 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 64.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 48.50°
Mean Glint Angle109.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 14.40 km2
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