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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-10-16 |
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| Time: | 18:07:25 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-10-16 18:08:14 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G16_s20242901807250_e20242901807307_c20242901807363.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G16_s20242901806250_e20242901806307_c20242901806362.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Cherokee County, IA |
| NWS WFO | Sioux Falls SD |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-10-16 18:07:26UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 42.640000°, -95.750000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 21.61 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) | 301.08 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.53 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.08 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.49 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.65 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.14 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.53 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 22 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.40 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.89 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.96 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 10.85 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 53.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 51.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 100.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 16.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | LA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Claiborne Parish, LA |
| NWS WFO | Shreveport LA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-10-16 18:07:29UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.920000°, -93.110000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 5.85 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) | 295.83 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.33 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.55 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 5.88 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.59 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.43 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.40 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 7 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.90 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.45 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.85 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 43.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 42.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 80.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.10 km2 |
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