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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-10-16 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 16:04:24 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-10-16 16:05:09 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G16_s20242901604249_e20242901604307_c20242901604342.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G16_s20242901603249_e20242901603307_c20242901603351.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AR |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Jackson County, AR |
| NWS WFO | Little Rock AR |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-10-16 16:04:28UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 35.740000°, -91.050000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 19.67 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 304.65 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.70 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.24 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 20.26 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.51 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.04 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.12 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 5 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.20 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.29 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.91 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 19.67 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 45.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 51.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 95.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.40 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AR |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Woodruff County, AR |
| NWS WFO | Little Rock AR |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-10-16 16:04:28UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 35.320000°, -91.150000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 11.71 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 302.90 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.66 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.73 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 18.46 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.11 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.63 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.58 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 9 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.40 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.54 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.93 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 11.71 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 44.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 50.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 95.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AR |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Arkansas County, AR |
| NWS WFO | Little Rock AR |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-10-16 16:04:28UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.450000°, -91.610000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 29.04 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 306.87 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.92 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.50 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 20.43 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.09 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.89 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.66 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.30 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.20 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.86 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 29.04 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 43.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 50.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 94.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.20 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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