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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-08-28
Time: 19:56:17
Production Date and Time: 2024-08-28 20:01:02 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242411956172_e20242411958545_c20242411959039.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242411951172_e20242411953545_c20242411954005.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) British Columbia
Country/Countries Canada
County/Locality(s) Canada
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-28 19:56:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 52.520000°, -124.720000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power14.74 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)294.16 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.96 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.38 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.11 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.40 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.86 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.59 K
Similar Pixel Count12
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.92
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power14.74 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 75.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 43.00°
Mean Glint Angle105.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 37.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MN
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Norman County, MN
NWS WFO Grand Forks ND
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-28 19:56:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 47.430000°, -96.490000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Norman County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power44.96 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.83 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.80 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.85 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.87 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.02 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.84 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.71 K
Similar Pixel Count6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.41
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power44.96 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 58.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 42.10°
Mean Glint Angle83.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) WA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Skamania County, WA
NWS WFO Portland OR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-28 19:56:18UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 46.130000°, -121.540000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Skamania County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power16.70 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: WILLIAMS MINE (HIGH, tdiff=0.32795 days, PERIMETER)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.20 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.32 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.11 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.34 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.14 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.71 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.27 K
Similar Pixel Count10
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.94
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power16.70 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 70.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 36.40°
Mean Glint Angle94.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 21.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Beaverhead County, MT
NWS WFO Great Falls MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-28 19:56:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 45.030000°, -113.340000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Beaverhead County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.69 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: BIG HOLLOW (HIGH, tdiff=0.06488 days, PERIMETER)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.67 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.84 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.61 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.18 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.40 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.87 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.56 K
Similar Pixel Count18
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.51
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power10.69 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 64.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 35.60°
Mean Glint Angle86.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 14.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Jewell County, KS
NWS WFO Hastings NE
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-28 19:56:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.690000°, -98.290000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Jewell County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power20.82 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)316.58 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.99 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.90 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.00 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.59 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.74 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.49 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power20.82 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 35.00°
Mean Glint Angle69.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.80 km2
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