Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-08-12
Time: 17:41:18
Production Date and Time: 2024-08-12 17:45:42 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20242251741181_e20242251743554_c20242251744045.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20242251736181_e20242251738554_c20242251739010.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Kern County, CA
NWS WFO Hanford CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-12 17:42:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.020°, -118.350°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Kern County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power38.22 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: CAL (MEDIUM, tdiff=2.73299 days, PERIMETER)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)323.51 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.28 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.87 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.80 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.58 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.58 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.15 K
Similar Pixel Count17
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.55
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.86
Maximum Radiative Power38.22 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 36.50°
Mean Glint Angle52.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Los Angeles County, CA
NWS WFO Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-12 17:42:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.860°, -118.430°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Los Angeles County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power34.12 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)313.29 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.86 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.31 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.76 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.25 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.49 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.68 K
Similar Pixel Count14
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.50 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 Power34.12 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 35.80°
Mean Glint Angle48.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.20 km2
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