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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-08-26 |
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| Time: | 20:51:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-08-26 20:56:08 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242392051171_e20242392053544_c20242392054020.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242392046171_e20242392048544_c20242392049019.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MS |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Quitman County, MS |
| NWS WFO | Memphis TN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-26 20:52:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.240000°, -90.350000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 231.45 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) | 328.57 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 19.96 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 20.89 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 21.82 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 29.43 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 18.91 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 23.06 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 18.90 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 | 0.77 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 148.88 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 43.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 45.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 56.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 18.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | LA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Tensas Parish, LA |
| NWS WFO | Jackson MS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-26 20:52:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.950000°, -91.380000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 29.24 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 315.37 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.37 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.28 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.59 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 21.72 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.69 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.26 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 19 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.43 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.69 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 29.24 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 41.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 43.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 52.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.90 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MS |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Simpson County, MS |
| NWS WFO | Jackson MS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-26 20:52:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.880000°, -89.870000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 12.91 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 310.27 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.24 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.66 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 7.31 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.53 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.90 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.65 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.71 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 12.91 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 44.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 53.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.80 km2 |
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