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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-08-20 |
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| Time: | 22:56:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-08-20 23:02:16 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242332256170_e20242332258543_c20242332259017.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242332251170_e20242332253543_c20242332254001.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Alberta |
| Country/Countries | Canada |
| County/Locality(s) | Canada |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-20 22:56:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 50.030000°, -111.720000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 23.64 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) | 306.09 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.03 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.71 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 7.51 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.83 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.43 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.30 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.90 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.73 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 23.64 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 67.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 56.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 60.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 16.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MS |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Franklin County, MS |
| NWS WFO | Jackson MS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-20 22:57:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.470000°, -91.070000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 12.16 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) | 303.99 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.90 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.77 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 4.58 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.53 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.11 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.45 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.90 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.27 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 12.16 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 68.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 54.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.80 km2 |
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