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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-08-17 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 23:26:19 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-08-17 23:31:03 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20242302326190_e20242302328563_c20242302329050.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20242302321190_e20242302323563_c20242302324047.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | WA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Lincoln County, WA |
| NWS WFO | Spokane WA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-17 23:26:25UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 47.880000°, -118.280000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 180.28 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) | 322.03 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 13.45 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.79 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 21.29 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 24.70 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.40 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.98 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 10.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.57 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.51 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 96.31 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 58.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 55.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 100.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 18.50 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | ID |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Power County, ID |
| NWS WFO | Pocatello ID |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-17 23:26:56UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 42.900000°, -112.570000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 661.87 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) | 301.92 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 29.59 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 10.86 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 7.96 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 46.78 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 29.12 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.62 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 23.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.96 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.92 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 462.07 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 55.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 57.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 101.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 17.50 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | ID |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Twin Falls County, ID |
| NWS WFO | Boise ID |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-17 23:26:55UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 42.630000°, -114.920000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 68.86 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated SPC Risk and Red Flag Warning |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 316.77 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 11.02 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.90 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.29 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 21.54 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.79 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.37 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 11.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.65 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.86 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 68.86 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 54.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 55.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 98.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 8.30 km2 |
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