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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-10-17 |
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| Time: | 20:16:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-10-17 20:21:07 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242912016171_e20242912018544_c20242912019027.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242912011171_e20242912013544_c20242912014020.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Manitoba |
| Country/Countries | Canada |
| County/Locality(s) | Division No. 5, Manitoba |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-10-17 20:16:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 49.300000°, -100.440000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 52.13 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) | 304.32 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 12.45 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.99 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 16.66 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 29.51 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.30 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.35 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 14.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.55 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.88 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 52.13 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 61.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 63.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 99.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Van Zandt County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Fort Worth TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-10-17 20:17:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.630000°, -95.780000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 61.37 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) | 306.33 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.85 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.84 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.53 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.72 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.05 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 20.14 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.87 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 25.40 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 44.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 52.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 71.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 25.40 km2 |
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