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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-10-20 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 20:31:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-10-20 20:35:57 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242942031173_e20242942033546_c20242942034019.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20242942026173_e20242942028546_c20242942029021.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Chickasaw County, IA |
| NWS WFO | La Crosse WI |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-10-20 20:31:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 43.130000°, -92.180000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 45.93 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 310.48 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 10.44 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 31.41 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 16.34 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 20.11 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.18 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 56.19 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 8.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.93 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.96 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 45.93 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 52.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 64.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 90.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.80 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | FL |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Holmes County, FL |
| NWS WFO | Tallahassee FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-10-20 20:32:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 30.990000°, -85.880000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 9.27 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 301.53 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.04 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.00 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.11 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.59 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.43 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.02 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.29 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 9.27 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 38.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 60.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 76.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.50 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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