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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-09-17 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 20:51:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-09-17 20:56:01 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242612051170_e20242612053543_c20242612054015.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242612046170_e20242612048543_c20242612049033.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Tom Green County, TX |
| NWS WFO | San Angelo TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-09-17 20:52:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.160000°, -100.130000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 32.62 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) | 314.57 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.22 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.32 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.36 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 18.02 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.66 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.61 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.75 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 17.96 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 45.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 43.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 55.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 13.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Unknown |
| Country/Countries | Dominican Republic |
| County/Locality(s) | Dominican Republic |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-09-17 20:53:53UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 19.320000°, -70.700000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 22.73 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) | 311.42 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.04 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.77 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.23 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.68 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.40 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.57 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.46 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 22.73 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 23.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 64.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 74.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 4.50 km2 |
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