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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-08-26 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 17:51:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-08-26 17:55:51 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20242391751180_e20242391753553_c20242391754049.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20242391746180_e20242391748553_c20242391749051.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | UT |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Box Elder County, UT |
| NWS WFO | Salt Lake City UT |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-26 17:51:55UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 41.650000°, -112.140000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 15.83 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) | 306.39 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.79 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.87 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 4.19 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.38 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.86 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.41 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 23 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.42 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 15.83 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 54.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 38.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 70.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 8.50 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Unknown |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Mexico |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-26 17:52:25UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.550000°, -115.070000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 170.36 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 332.38 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 12.57 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 8.19 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 16.00 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 21.67 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.42 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.69 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 13.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.50 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 86.36 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 44.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 33.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 52.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 12.90 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Unknown |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Mexico |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-26 17:52:25UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.140000°, -115.170000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 33.33 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 323.43 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.50 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.37 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 5.43 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.24 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.08 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.80 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.69 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 18.42 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 44.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 33.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 52.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 12.80 km2 |
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