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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-10-18 |
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| Time: | 18:51:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-10-18 18:56:01 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242921851172_e20242921853545_c20242921854036.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242921846172_e20242921848545_c20242921849035.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Saskatchewan |
| Country/Countries | Canada |
| County/Locality(s) | Division No. 10, Saskatchewan |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-10-18 18:51:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 51.480000°, -104.100000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 58.21 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) | 298.71 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 7.66 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.90 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 17.30 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.50 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.42 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.42 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.63 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.88 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 29.71 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 65.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 61.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 115.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 26.70 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | WV |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Mingo County, WV |
| NWS WFO | Charleston WV |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-10-18 18:51:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.770000°, -82.250000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 6.23 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) | 296.07 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.64 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.92 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 7.44 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.02 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.57 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.60 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 3 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.62 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 6.23 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 44.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 52.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 89.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Ward County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Midland/Odessa TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-10-18 18:52:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.630000°, -103.380000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 5.85 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Gas flare |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 313.01 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.98 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.30 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.99 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 19.89 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.20 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.04 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.44 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.87 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.85 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 48.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 41.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 79.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.10 km2 |
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