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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-09-14 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 22:41:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-09-14 22:45:55 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242582241173_e20242582243546_c20242582244013.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242582236173_e20242582238546_c20242582239034.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MN |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Stearns County, MN |
| NWS WFO | Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-09-14 22:41:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 45.750000°, -95.120000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 17.43 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 299.28 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.52 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 26.06 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.45 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.46 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.52 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.34 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.40 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 17.43 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 56.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 71.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 70.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 8.80 km2 |
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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 Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-09-14 22:41:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 43.060000°, -102.430000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 29.22 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 309.66 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.38 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 10.57 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.63 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.22 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.13 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.47 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 8 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.60 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 | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 29.22 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 57.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 65.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 63.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 9.40 km2 |
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