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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-10-17 |
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| Time: | 20:10:27 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-10-17 20:11:05 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G16_s20242912010279_e20242912010336_c20242912010381.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G16_s20242912009250_e20242912009307_c20242912009353.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | SD |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Sanborn County, SD |
| NWS WFO | Sioux Falls SD |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-10-17 20:10:29UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 44.000000°, -98.220000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 14.02 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Critical SPC Risk and Red Flag Warning |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 302.20 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.68 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 16.44 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.38 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.09 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.40 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.95 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 22 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.90 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.83 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 14.02 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 56.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 59.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 91.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 8.80 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | NE |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Cheyenne County, NE |
| NWS WFO | Cheyenne WY |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-10-17 20:10:31UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 41.210000°, -102.690000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 24.95 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) | 309.85 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.61 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.75 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.83 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.88 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.31 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.20 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 24 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 5.10 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.85 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.86 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 24.95 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 55.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 55.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 86.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 9.00 km2 |
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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 | 2024-10-17 20:10:33UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 35.200000°, -91.160000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 6.26 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) | 302.94 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.03 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.18 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.01 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.00 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.57 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.33 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 14 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.60 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.75 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.94 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 6.26 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 44.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 55.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 78.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
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