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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-08-24 |
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| Time: | 03:41:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-08-24 03:45:44 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242370341171_e20242370343544_c20242370344030.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242370336171_e20242370338544_c20242370339006.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IL |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Sangamon County, IL |
| NWS WFO | Lincoln IL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-24 03:41:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.780000°, -89.870000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 4.54 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) | 291.33 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.75 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.66 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 1.40 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.33 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.84 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.63 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.45 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 4.54 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 48.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 119.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 72.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.90 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TN |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Shelby County, TN |
| NWS WFO | Memphis TN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-24 03:42:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 35.040000°, -90.170000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 19.89 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) | 300.92 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.67 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.74 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 5.41 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.23 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.88 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.73 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.41 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 19.89 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 43.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 122.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 80.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Reagan County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Midland/Odessa TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-24 03:42:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.650000°, -101.670000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 73.84 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 304.43 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.95 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 26.53 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 4.86 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.82 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.89 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.57 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 5.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.51 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 20.91 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 46.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 118.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 71.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 27.50 km2 |
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