Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-09-09
Time: 19:46:18
Production Date and Time: 2024-09-09 19:50:50 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20242531946180_e20242531948553_c20242531949053.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20242531941180_e20242531943553_c20242531944036.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Fergus County, MT
NWS WFO Great Falls MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-09-09 19:46:25UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 47.090°, -109.710°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Fergus County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power61.22 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated SPC Risk
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)316.46 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.72 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.24 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.18 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)22.66 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.19 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.94 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.81
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power61.22 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 60.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 42.30°
Mean Glint Angle100.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Ravalli County, MT
NWS WFO Missoula MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-09-09 19:46:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 45.890°, -113.740°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Ravalli County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power21.48 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: JOHNSON (HIGH, tdiff=1.35346 days, PERIMETER)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)305.85 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.69 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.03 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.12 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.31 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.13 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.71 K
Similar Pixel Count15
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.79
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power21.48 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 57.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 40.70°
Mean Glint Angle95.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.40 km2
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