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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-10-20
Time: 18:41:17
Production Date and Time: 2024-10-20 18:46:06 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242941841173_e20242941843546_c20242941844020.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242941836173_e20242941838546_c20242941839012.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Manitoba
Country/Countries Canada
County/Locality(s) Division No. 6, Manitoba
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-10-20 18:41:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 49.690000°, -101.100000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Division No. 6 (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power64.61 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.20 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.35 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.91 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.38 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)44.19 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.32 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.46 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.50
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power64.61 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 62.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 60.30°
Mean Glint Angle113.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) WA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Columbia County, WA
NWS WFO Pendleton OR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-10-20 18:41:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 46.310000°, -117.920000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Columbia County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power472.27 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.83 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)20.66 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.01 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)22.72 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)42.68 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.38 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.36 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)16.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.76
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.61
Maximum Radiative Power212.74 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 68.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 58.20°
Mean Glint Angle116.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 54.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MO
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Stoddard County, MO
NWS WFO Paducah KY
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-10-20 18:41:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.790000°, -89.760000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Stoddard County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power84.66 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)320.03 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.50 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.46 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)23.59 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.78 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.36 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.53 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.61
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.09
Maximum Radiative Power47.84 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 49.20°
Mean Glint Angle86.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MO
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Butler County, MO
NWS WFO Paducah KY
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-10-20 18:41:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.530000°, -90.240000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Butler County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.74 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)310.87 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.84 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.53 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.12 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.46 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.25 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.76 K
Similar Pixel Count22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.59
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.87
Maximum Radiative Power9.74 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 48.90°
Mean Glint Angle86.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) St. Francis County, AR
NWS WFO Memphis TN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-10-20 18:42:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.080000°, -90.490000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • St. Francis County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.46 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.20 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.56 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.66 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.81 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.13 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.92 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.76 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.43
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power12.46 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 47.40°
Mean Glint Angle83.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.20 km2
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