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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-09-04 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 19:51:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-09-04 19:55:59 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242481951171_e20242481953544_c20242481954012.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242481946171_e20242481948543_c20242481949022.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | British Columbia |
| Country/Countries | Canada |
| County/Locality(s) | Canada |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-09-04 19:51:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 53.220000°, -124.920000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 34.04 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 297.72 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.94 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.16 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.51 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.08 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.53 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.88 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | -0.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 1.00 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 34.04 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 76.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 46.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 108.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 39.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Chickasaw County, IA |
| NWS WFO | La Crosse WI |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-09-04 19:51:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 43.060000°, -92.540000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 5.76 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 300.38 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.02 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.22 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 7.39 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.70 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.85 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.29 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 17 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.90 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 | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.76 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 53.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 42.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 77.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.80 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Kerr County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Austin/San Antonio TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-09-04 19:52:49UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 30.130000°, -99.010000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 14.10 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 304.06 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.77 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.61 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.18 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 20.34 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.90 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.37 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 | 0.55 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.90 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 14.10 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 43.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 29.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 53.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
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