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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-08-18 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 20:21:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-08-18 20:25:58 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242312021175_e20242312023547_c20242312024021.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242312016175_e20242312018547_c20242312019023.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | OR |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Lake County, OR |
| NWS WFO | Medford OR |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-18 20:21:48UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 42.380000°, -119.730000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 34.25 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated SPC Risk, Known Incident: WARNER PEAK (HIGH, tdiff=1.90043 days, PERIMETER) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 3 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 317.34 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.23 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.86 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 17.90 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.73 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.39 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.17 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.87 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 34.25 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 66.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 29.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 81.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 16.90 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AR |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Baxter County, AR |
| NWS WFO | Little Rock AR |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-18 20:21:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 36.340000°, -92.380000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 29.20 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Likely an Urban Source |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 310.78 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.75 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.38 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.24 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 19.13 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.65 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.36 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | -0.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.75 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.44 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 29.20 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 46.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 36.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 57.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.60 km2 |
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