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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-08-29
Time: 06:01:26
Production Date and Time: 2024-08-29 06:02:04 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20242420601262_e20242420601320_c20242420601381.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20242420600291_e20242420600349_c20242420600398.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Ravalli County, MT
NWS WFO Missoula MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-29 06:01:28UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 46.510000°, -114.160000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Ravalli County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power18.37 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)282.68 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.10 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.32 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.55 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.74 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.60 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.87 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-0.20 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power10.08 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 58.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 120.10°
Mean Glint Angle82.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 19.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) ID
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Valley County, ID
NWS WFO Boise ID
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-29 06:01:29UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 45.100000°, -114.760000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Valley County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power19.55 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: BURNT CREEK (HIGH, tdiff=5.31441 days, POINT)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)286.68 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.77 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.30 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.35 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.81 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.84 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.54 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.30 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.89
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power10.00 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 56.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 121.10°
Mean Glint Angle84.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 18.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) ID
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Valley County, ID
NWS WFO Boise ID
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-29 06:01:28UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 44.760000°, -115.780000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Valley County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.23 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)281.08 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.81 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.18 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.33 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.05 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.09 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.50 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.39
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.23 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 56.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 121.10°
Mean Glint Angle85.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) ID
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Valley County, ID
NWS WFO Boise ID
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-29 06:01:28UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 44.640000°, -115.740000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Valley County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.18 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: SNAG (HIGH, tdiff=1.7875 days, PERIMETER)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)282.75 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.55 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.65 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.53 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.39 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.11 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.87 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.30 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.69
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power9.37 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 55.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 121.20°
Mean Glint Angle85.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 17.40 km2
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