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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-10-17
Time: 17:26:17
Production Date and Time: 2024-10-17 17:31:01 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242911726171_e20242911728544_c20242911729049.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242911721171_e20242911723544_c20242911724033.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MN
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Yellow Medicine County, MN
NWS WFO Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-10-17 17:26:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 44.660000°, -96.390000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Yellow Medicine County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power35.76 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated SPC Risk and Red Flag Warning
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.71 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.08 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.23 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.88 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.92 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.79 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.40 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.63
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.76
Maximum Radiative Power35.76 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 55.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 55.00°
Mean Glint Angle109.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MO
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Scott County, MO
NWS WFO Paducah KY
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-10-17 17:26:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.050000°, -89.740000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Scott County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power186.64 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)331.27 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)23.19 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)20.77 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)41.61 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)32.22 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.67 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)27.21 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)20.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.62
Maximum Radiative Power186.64 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 46.70°
Mean Glint Angle91.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) LA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Richland Parish, LA
NWS WFO Jackson MS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-10-17 17:27:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.570000°, -91.630000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Richland Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power16.66 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)314.04 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.93 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.58 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.18 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.23 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.11 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.94 K
Similar Pixel Count11
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.82
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.70
Maximum Radiative Power16.66 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 42.50°
Mean Glint Angle83.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MS
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Perry County, MS
NWS WFO Mobile AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-10-17 17:27:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.150000°, -89.140000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Perry County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.27 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: POPLAR RANCH (HIGH, tdiff=0.11392 days, POINT)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.30 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.55 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.98 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.74 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.90 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.57 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.17 K
Similar Pixel Count7
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.20 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 Power5.27 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 40.80°
Mean Glint Angle78.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.70 km2
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