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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-09-02
Time: 20:16:17
Production Date and Time: 2024-09-02 20:21:02 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242462016170_e20242462018543_c20242462019011.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242462011170_e20242462013543_c20242462014030.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) ID
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Owyhee County, ID
NWS WFO Boise ID
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-09-02 20:16:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.650000°, -115.790000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Owyhee County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power65.13 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk and Red Flag Warning
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)324.99 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.21 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.79 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)19.82 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)24.31 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.65 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.59 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power65.13 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 64.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 35.50°
Mean Glint Angle81.90°
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) Clay County, AR
NWS WFO Memphis TN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-09-02 20:16:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.300000°, -90.110000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Clay County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power25.92 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.07 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.40 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.45 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.81 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.23 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.28 K
Similar Pixel Count11
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.96
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.86
Maximum Radiative Power25.92 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 42.00°
Mean Glint Angle63.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Tallapoosa County, AL
NWS WFO Birmingham AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-09-02 20:17:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.930000°, -85.950000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Tallapoosa County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.73 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)308.41 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.03 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.41 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.28 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.75 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.13 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.82 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-0.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.46
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.48
Maximum Radiative Power17.73 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 43.30°
Mean Glint Angle60.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Wayne County, GA
NWS WFO Jacksonville FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-09-02 20:17:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.650000°, -81.980000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Wayne County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.19 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)309.88 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.25 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.08 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.01 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.41 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.46 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.59 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.90
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power12.19 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.80°
Mean Glint Angle61.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.40 km2
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