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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-10-20 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 18:51:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-10-20 18:56:00 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242941851173_e20242941853546_c20242941854024.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242941846173_e20242941848546_c20242941849041.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MN |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Nobles County, MN |
| NWS WFO | Sioux Falls SD |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-10-20 18:51:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 43.670000°, -95.850000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 63.60 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) | 310.54 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.87 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 13.44 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.07 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 19.27 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.80 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 21.98 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.51 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.94 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 35.21 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 54.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 55.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 99.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 16.80 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 Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-10-20 18:51:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 36.630000°, -90.380000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 18.34 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 311.86 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.20 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.58 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 15.87 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.62 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.04 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.23 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 10 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.65 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.73 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 18.34 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 45.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 49.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 85.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AR |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Phillips County, AR |
| NWS WFO | Memphis TN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-10-20 18:52:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.520000°, -90.720000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 13.57 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 313.85 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.98 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.47 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 16.58 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.68 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.15 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.60 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.88 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.82 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 13.57 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 43.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 47.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 81.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.20 km2 |
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