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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-08-30 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 12:56:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-08-30 13:00:53 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242431256172_e20242431258545_c20242431259031.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242431251172_e20242431253545_c20242431254011.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Prince Edward Island |
| Country/Countries | Canada |
| County/Locality(s) | Canada |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-30 12:56:24UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 46.650000°, -64.210000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 6.32 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 293.43 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.20 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.59 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 6.32 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.42 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.02 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.39 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 8 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.98 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.93 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 6.32 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 55.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 56.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 78.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 8.00 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Clay County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Norman OK |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-30 12:57:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.790000°, -98.020000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 29.68 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 303.54 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 9.17 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 18.86 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.38 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.37 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.94 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.37 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.62 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.93 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 29.68 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 46.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 80.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 105.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.70 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Coffee County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Jacksonville FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-30 12:57:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.520000°, -83.070000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 10.16 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 300.84 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.66 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 36.63 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 4.92 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.92 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.66 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.93 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 5 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.43 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 10.16 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 37.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 67.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 82.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.40 km2 |
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