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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-08-30
Time: 17:26:17
Production Date and Time: 2024-08-30 17:30:59 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242431726172_e20242431728545_c20242431729018.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242431721172_e20242431723545_c20242431724012.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MI
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Ionia County, MI
NWS WFO Grand Rapids MI
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-30 17:26:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.890000°, -84.940000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Ionia County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power128.02 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)305.54 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)11.50 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.22 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.03 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)36.50 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.81 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.66 K
Similar Pixel Count20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.85
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.70
Maximum Radiative Power65.78 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 34.00°
Mean Glint Angle84.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 14.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Lincoln County, AR
NWS WFO Little Rock AR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-30 17:27:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.980000°, -91.650000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Lincoln County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power43.14 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)318.01 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.55 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.23 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)22.34 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)33.00 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.65 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.33 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.97
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.89
Maximum Radiative Power43.14 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 26.60°
Mean Glint Angle70.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Crisp County, GA
NWS WFO Peachtree City GA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-30 17:27:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.830000°, -83.680000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Crisp County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power22.05 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)316.26 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.12 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.42 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.32 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)22.77 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.33 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.26 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.88
Maximum Radiative Power22.05 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 22.90°
Mean Glint Angle61.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Dominican Republic
County/Locality(s) Dominican Republic
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-08-30 17:28:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 19.700000°, -71.660000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power20.02 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)322.68 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.19 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.80 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.81 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)22.93 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.35 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.79 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.93
Maximum Radiative Power20.02 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 23.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 14.20°
Mean Glint Angle36.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.50 km2
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