Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-08-15
Time: 09:21:26
Production Date and Time: 2024-08-15 09:22:01 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20242280921264_e20242280921322_c20242280921369.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20242280920293_e20242280920351_c20242280920417.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) El Dorado County, CA
NWS WFO Sacramento CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-15 09:21:31UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.900°, -120.620°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • El Dorado County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power4.08 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: CROZIER (MEDIUM, tdiff=2.25858 days, PERIMETER)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)286.75 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.73 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.78 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)3.35 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.34 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.00 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.22 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.40 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.28
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power4.08 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 124.10°
Mean Glint Angle75.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Kings County, CA
NWS WFO Hanford CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-15 09:21:31UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.100°, -119.950°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Kings County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.17 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)291.74 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.80 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.37 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.30 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.07 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.02 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.25 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.60 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.35
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.17 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 126.50°
Mean Glint Angle80.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.50 km2
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