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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-09-29 |
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| Time: | 19:51:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-09-29 19:56:04 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242731951176_e20242731953549_c20242731954036.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242731946176_e20242731948549_c20242731949031.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | ND |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Kidder County, ND |
| NWS WFO | Bismarck ND |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-09-29 19:51:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 46.930000°, -99.920000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 47.75 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated SPC Risk and Red Flag Warning |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 309.85 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.85 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.68 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 7.53 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.35 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.40 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.31 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 5 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.50 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 | 0.80 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 47.75 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 59.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 52.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 93.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 20.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Brown County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Topeka KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-09-29 19:51:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.870000°, -95.580000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 23.82 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) | 312.20 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.78 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.92 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.42 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.12 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.05 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.85 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 13 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.25 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 23.82 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 51.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 48.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 80.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.50 km2 |
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