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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-09-09 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 20:01:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-09-09 20:05:54 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20242532001180_e20242532003553_c20242532004047.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20242531956180_e20242531958553_c20242531959044.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Alberta |
| Country/Countries | Canada |
| County/Locality(s) | Canada |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-09-09 20:01:24UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 50.470000°, -113.190000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 415.15 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 323.77 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 27.27 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 12.91 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 26.59 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 52.84 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 27.79 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.80 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 14.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.34 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.12 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 415.15 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 62.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 45.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 106.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 22.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | OR |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Lane County, OR |
| NWS WFO | Portland OR |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-09-09 20:01:24UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 43.910000°, -121.880000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 34.43 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk, Known Incident: 892 NW (HIGH, tdiff=0.90538 days, POINT) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 306.49 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 7.03 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.93 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.16 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.57 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.02 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.98 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.54 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.79 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 34.43 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 53.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 38.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 89.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.70 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Sutter County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Sacramento CA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-09-09 20:01:54UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.060000°, -121.820000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 67.65 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 323.61 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 12.76 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.37 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.37 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 22.82 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.40 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.50 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.16 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.95 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 67.65 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 48.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 33.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 79.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.80 km2 |
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