Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-10-18
Time: 14:45:25
Production Date and Time: 2024-10-18 14:46:01 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G16_s20242921445250_e20242921445308_c20242921445358.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G16_s20242921444250_e20242921444308_c20242921444356.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 1
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) VA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Halifax County, VA
NWS WFO Blacksburg VA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-10-18 14:45:29UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.600°, -79.090°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Halifax County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.00 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)292.06 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.71 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.87 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.76 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.39 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.45 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.41 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.50 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.75
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.94
Maximum Radiative Power5.00 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 56.30°
Mean Glint Angle93.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.90 km2
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