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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-08-16 |
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| Time: | 13:01:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-08-16 13:05:44 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242291301174_e20242291303547_c20242291304042.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242291256174_e20242291258547_c20242291259030.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IN |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Lake County, IN |
| NWS WFO | Unknown |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-16 13:01:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 41.680000°, -87.420000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 13.16 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Ferrous-metal |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 296.98 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.38 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.97 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 4.62 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.14 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.07 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.27 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 8 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.86 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.63 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 13.16 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 68.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 89.30° |
| Water Fraction | 1.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | OK |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Love County, OK |
| NWS WFO | Norman OK |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-16 13:02:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.920000°, -97.130000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 36.40 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 304.75 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.96 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 12.47 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 7.91 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.77 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.78 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 19.55 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 5 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.68 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.99 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 36.40 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 46.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 76.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 99.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 13.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Upton County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Midland/Odessa TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-16 13:02:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.350000°, -101.790000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 29.94 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Oil/gas |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 304.50 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 9.21 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 27.71 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 7.29 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.97 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.09 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 36.32 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 5.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.76 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.75 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 29.94 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 46.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 80.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 106.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.80 km2 |
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