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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-08-29 |
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| Time: | 18:06:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-08-29 18:10:46 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20242421806184_e20242421808557_c20242421809017.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20242421801184_e20242421803557_c20242421804039.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | ID |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Idaho County, ID |
| NWS WFO | Missoula MT |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-29 18:06:24UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 45.940000°, -116.080000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 27.15 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) | 309.87 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.27 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.80 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.75 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.98 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.42 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.07 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 5 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 5.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.66 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.51 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 27.15 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 57.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 42.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 80.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 9.00 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Imperial County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Phoenix AZ |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-29 18:07:25UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.250000°, -115.500000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 115.23 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Solar panel (database + spectral) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 336.89 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 14.28 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 11.80 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.19 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 26.74 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.31 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 22.47 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.89 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 115.23 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 45.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 32.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 56.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.50 km2 |
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