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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-10-22 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 17:39:55 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-10-22 17:40:39 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20242961739552_e20242961740011_c20242961740053.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20242961738552_e20242961739010_c20242961739058.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AR |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Crittenden County, AR |
| NWS WFO | Memphis TN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-10-22 17:39:59UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 35.170000°, -90.360000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 49.39 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 316.48 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 7.02 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.05 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 18.46 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.74 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.30 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.89 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 11 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 5.10 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.94 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.98 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 26.25 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 44.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 46.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 88.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 12.50 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MS |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Pontotoc County, MS |
| NWS WFO | Memphis TN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-10-22 17:39:59UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.180000°, -89.200000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 13.00 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 305.11 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.05 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.58 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.17 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.91 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.46 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.05 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 7 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.60 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.35 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 13.00 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 42.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 45.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 85.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.00 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | SC |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Charleston County, SC |
| NWS WFO | Charleston SC |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-10-22 17:40:01UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.760000°, -80.370000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 14.85 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 306.37 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.37 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.19 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.62 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.03 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.16 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.69 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 17 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.30 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.61 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 14.85 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 38.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 44.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 81.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.50 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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