Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-09-20
Time: 18:21:17
Production Date and Time: 2024-09-20 18:26:25 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242641821172_e20242641823545_c20242641824047.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242641816172_e20242641818545_c20242641819031.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OR
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Grant County, OR
NWS WFO Pendleton OR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-09-20 18:21:48UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 44.350°, -119.640°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Grant County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.20 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: RAIL RIDGE (HIGH, tdiff=0.10971 days, PERIMETER)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)310.12 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.29 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.82 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.43 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.05 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.04 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.13 K
Similar Pixel Count18
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.55
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power9.20 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 67.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 47.80°
Mean Glint Angle112.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 18.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Colusa County, CA
NWS WFO Sacramento CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-09-20 18:21:48UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.960°, -122.020°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Colusa County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power18.46 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.14 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.29 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)0.94 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.30 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.88 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.38 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.73 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.42
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power18.46 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 66.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 44.30°
Mean Glint Angle107.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 16.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) LA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Vernon Parish, LA
NWS WFO Lake Charles LA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-09-20 18:22:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.180°, -92.950°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Vernon Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power108.47 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)310.96 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.63 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.07 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.73 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.75 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.86 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.79 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.41
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.83
Maximum Radiative Power38.74 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 30.50°
Mean Glint Angle67.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 17.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Matagorda County, TX
NWS WFO Houston/Galveston TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-09-20 18:22:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 28.810°, -96.070°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Matagorda County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power596.86 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)341.41 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)34.11 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)14.61 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)36.42 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)48.58 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)34.55 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.94 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)33.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.55
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.57
Maximum Radiative Power302.26 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 27.90°
Mean Glint Angle64.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 17.70 km2
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