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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-09-17 |
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| Time: | 20:01:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-09-17 20:06:00 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242612001170_e20242612003543_c20242612004029.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242611956170_e20242611958543_c20242611959005.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Glenn County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Sacramento CA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-09-17 20:01:48UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.620000°, -122.150000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 36.68 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 305.04 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.33 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.69 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.03 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 21.59 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.50 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.82 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.91 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.99 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 36.68 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 66.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 37.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 88.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 17.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Unknown |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Mexico |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-09-17 20:02:48UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 28.760000°, -110.820000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 57.92 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 311.80 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.67 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 0.81 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 5.44 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 22.73 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.48 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.41 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.55 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.78 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 57.92 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 51.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 28.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 61.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 16.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Hidalgo County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Brownsville TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-09-17 20:02:49UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 26.500000°, -98.450000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 20.65 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 315.32 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.37 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.19 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.40 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 23.73 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.13 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.95 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 19 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 1.00 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.91 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 20.65 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 33.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 50.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.80 km2 |
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