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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-09-04 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 18:21:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-09-04 18:26:07 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242481821171_e20242481823543_c20242481824034.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242481816171_e20242481818544_c20242481819036.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | VA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Halifax County, VA |
| NWS WFO | Blacksburg VA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-09-04 18:21:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 36.600000°, -78.810000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 120.83 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 314.88 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 23.42 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 30.50 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 19.33 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 38.94 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 23.72 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.85 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 28.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.96 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.91 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 120.83 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 42.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 33.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 71.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.90 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Henry County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Peachtree City GA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-09-04 18:22:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.470000°, -84.030000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 7.33 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 307.14 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.34 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 0.96 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.28 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.15 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.21 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.42 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.58 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 7.33 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 28.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 64.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.70 km2 |
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