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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-09-08
Time: 16:21:17
Production Date and Time: 2024-09-08 16:26:10 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242521621172_e20242521623545_c20242521624030.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242521616172_e20242521618545_c20242521619037.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SD
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Oglala Lakota County, SD
NWS WFO Rapid City SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-09-08 16:21:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.060000°, -102.370000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Oglala Lakota County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.31 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)309.82 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.18 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.69 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.77 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.99 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.52 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.96 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.81
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.85
Maximum Radiative Power8.31 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 57.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 49.30°
Mean Glint Angle105.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.40 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 MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-09-08 16:22:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.000000°, -91.090000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • St. Francis County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.54 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)304.86 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.16 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.98 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.32 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.37 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.58 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.36 K
Similar Pixel Count16
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.34
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power12.54 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 37.40°
Mean Glint Angle80.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Marion County, AL
NWS WFO Birmingham AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-09-08 16:22:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.950000°, -87.730000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Marion County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.91 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)305.71 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.62 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.73 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.43 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.33 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.64 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.60 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power9.91 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 34.70°
Mean Glint Angle75.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) LA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Franklin Parish, LA
NWS WFO Jackson MS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-09-08 16:22:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.290000°, -91.730000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Franklin Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power4.53 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.33 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.20 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.22 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.16 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.02 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.34 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.33 K
Similar Pixel Count20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.94
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.89
Maximum Radiative Power4.53 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 35.90°
Mean Glint Angle76.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 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/Time2024-09-08 16:23:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 18.810000°, -69.790000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.61 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.08 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.35 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.28 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.93 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.25 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.54 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.62 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.94
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.93
Maximum Radiative Power12.61 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 23.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 13.70°
Mean Glint Angle35.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.50 km2
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