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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-09-27
Time: 16:41:17
Production Date and Time: 2024-09-27 16:46:02 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242711641175_e20242711643548_c20242711644031.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242711636175_e20242711638548_c20242711639028.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Ravalli County, MT
NWS WFO Missoula MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-09-27 16:41:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 46.230000°, -113.830000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Ravalli County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.98 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: DALY (HIGH, tdiff=8.07074 days, PERIMETER)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)304.25 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.20 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.60 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.30 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.85 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.62 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.91 K
Similar Pixel Count20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.30 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 Power12.98 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 65.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 60.20°
Mean Glint Angle125.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 15.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Geary County, KS
NWS WFO Topeka KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-09-27 16:41:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.170000°, -96.850000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Geary County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power41.47 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)313.85 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.65 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.88 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.02 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.06 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.85 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.61 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.78
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power41.47 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 46.60°
Mean Glint Angle97.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 15.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Saline County, KS
NWS WFO Wichita KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-09-27 16:41:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.670000°, -97.740000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Saline County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.30 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.71 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.96 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.60 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.02 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.20 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.35 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.06 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.85
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.91
Maximum Radiative Power17.30 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 46.60°
Mean Glint Angle97.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Uvalde County, TX
NWS WFO Austin/San Antonio TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-09-27 16:42:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 29.220000°, -99.710000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Uvalde County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power60.76 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventLikely a Solar Farm
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)326.94 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.85 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.78 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.72 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)22.36 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.42 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.47 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.65
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.00
Maximum Radiative Power60.76 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 40.40°
Mean Glint Angle84.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.30 km2
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