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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-09-18 |
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| Time: | 18:41:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-09-18 18:46:12 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242621841171_e20242621843544_c20242621844039.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242621836171_e20242621838544_c20242621839039.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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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 Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-09-18 18:41:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 52.210000°, -120.390000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 36.45 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) | 295.28 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.23 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.26 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.27 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.69 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.51 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.07 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 22 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.00 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 | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 36.45 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 73.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 52.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 119.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 27.50 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IL |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Clay County, IL |
| NWS WFO | Lincoln IL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-09-18 18:41:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 38.800000°, -88.620000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 18.54 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 309.76 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.67 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.66 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 1.41 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.72 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.67 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.67 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 16 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.70 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 | 18.54 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 47.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 39.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 79.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.60 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Wharton County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Houston/Galveston TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-09-18 18:42:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 29.150000°, -96.180000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 14.73 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 315.71 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.71 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.99 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.76 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 23.07 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.28 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.30 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.82 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.77 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 14.73 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 41.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 27.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 62.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.00 km2 |
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