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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-08-28 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 17:11:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-08-28 17:16:04 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242411711172_e20242411713545_c20242411713595.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242411706172_e20242411708545_c20242411709032.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Fremont County, IA |
| NWS WFO | Omaha/Valley NE |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-28 17:11:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 40.730000°, -95.570000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 9.94 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 304.72 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.92 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.77 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 3.56 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.90 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.97 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.66 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.47 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 9.94 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 51.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 34.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 86.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.70 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | OK |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | McCurtain County, OK |
| NWS WFO | Shreveport LA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-28 17:12:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.040000°, -94.930000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 20.58 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 314.20 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.15 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.63 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 6.97 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 22.96 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.11 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.13 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 | 0.46 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 20.58 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 45.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 29.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 74.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.40 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Baker County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Tallahassee FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-28 17:12:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.330000°, -84.490000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 94.71 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 320.69 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 10.63 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 8.74 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 15.24 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 27.57 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.12 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.66 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 10.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.72 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.92 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 47.52 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 38.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 22.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 60.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.00 km2 |
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