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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-08-27
Time: 15:06:17
Production Date and Time: 2024-08-27 15:10:50 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242401506171_e20242401508544_c20242401509037.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242401501171_e20242401503544_c20242401504005.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) WY
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Johnson County, WY
NWS WFO Riverton WY
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-27 15:06:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 44.320000°, -106.420000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Johnson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.85 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: HOUSE DRAW (HIGH, tdiff=0.70295 days, PERIMETER)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.75 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.39 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.33 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.02 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.30 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.13 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.14 K
Similar Pixel Count18
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.62
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power9.85 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 60.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 61.80°
Mean Glint Angle113.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) McPherson County, KS
NWS WFO Wichita KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-27 15:06:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.240000°, -97.470000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • McPherson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power60.10 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.04 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.88 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.04 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.31 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.68 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.87 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.91 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.46
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.47
Maximum Radiative Power31.80 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 53.60°
Mean Glint Angle95.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 14.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Arkansas County, AR
NWS WFO Little Rock AR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-27 15:07:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.470000°, -91.470000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Arkansas County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power41.03 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.16 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.40 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.84 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.05 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.38 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.87 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.99 K
Similar Pixel Count15
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.73
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.82
Maximum Radiative Power20.67 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 47.90°
Mean Glint Angle83.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SC
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Abbeville County, SC
NWS WFO Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-27 15:07:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.250000°, -82.480000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Abbeville County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.03 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.30 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.71 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.84 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.23 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.49 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.75 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.44 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.43
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power10.03 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 40.90°
Mean Glint Angle72.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Hempstead County, AR
NWS WFO Shreveport LA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-27 15:07:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.710000°, -93.890000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Hempstead County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.04 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.57 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.20 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.68 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.14 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.53 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.71 K
Similar Pixel Count22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.48
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power12.04 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 49.50°
Mean Glint Angle86.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.30 km2
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