Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-09-17
Time: 18:16:17
Production Date and Time: 2024-09-17 18:20:53 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20242611816171_e20242611818544_c20242611818597.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20242611811171_e20242611813544_c20242611813594.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) British Columbia
Country/Countries Canada
County/Locality(s) Canada
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-09-17 18:16:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 50.640°, -115.690°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.03 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.46 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.48 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.72 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.23 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.81 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.89 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.15 K
Similar Pixel Count19
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power12.03 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 61.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 51.40°
Mean Glint Angle96.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Merced County, CA
NWS WFO Hanford CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-09-17 18:16:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.510°, -120.580°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Merced County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.33 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)305.31 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.67 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.14 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.55 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.56 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.17 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.44 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.50
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power10.33 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 42.20°
Mean Glint Angle72.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.70 km2
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