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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-08-30 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 21:06:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-08-30 21:10:56 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242432106172_e20242432108545_c20242432109026.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242432101172_e20242432103545_c20242432104005.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 6 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | WA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | King County, WA |
| NWS WFO | Seattle WA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-30 21:06:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 47.750000°, -121.400000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 12.18 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 300.67 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.21 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.23 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 6.89 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.03 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.95 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.60 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 18 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.40 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 | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 12.18 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 71.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 40.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 83.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 23.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | OR |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Union County, OR |
| NWS WFO | Pendleton OR |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-30 21:06:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 45.470000°, -117.970000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 67.04 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 313.36 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.07 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.50 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.24 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.08 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.00 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.88 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 13 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.75 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.41 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 40.70 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 67.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 39.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 77.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 35.10 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | OR |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Klamath County, OR |
| NWS WFO | Medford OR |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-30 21:06:48UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 42.010000°, -121.370000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 346.30 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 331.37 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 17.99 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 8.54 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 25.11 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 26.99 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.52 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.06 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 16.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.64 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.96 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 214.41 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 67.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 35.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 75.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 36.20 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Modoc County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Medford OR |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-30 21:06:48UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 41.900000°, -121.410000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 42.15 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 314.23 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.00 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.16 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.90 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.40 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.32 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.14 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 16 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.20 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.87 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 42.15 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 67.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 35.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 75.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 18.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Reno County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Wichita KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-30 21:06:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.820000°, -98.250000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 29.84 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 310.45 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 7.12 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.05 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.85 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 20.99 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.57 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.75 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 12 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 8.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.70 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.52 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 29.84 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 44.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 60.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AR |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | St. Francis County, AR |
| NWS WFO | Memphis TN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-08-30 21:07:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 35.020000°, -91.030000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 29.39 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 309.11 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.23 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.96 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.28 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 25.15 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.51 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.61 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.90 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.85 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 29.39 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 44.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 48.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 58.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
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