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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-10-30
Time: 18:16:17
Production Date and Time: 2024-10-30 18:21:01 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243041816171_e20243041818544_c20243041819023.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243041811171_e20243041813544_c20243041814032.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Saskatchewan
Country/Countries Canada
County/Locality(s) Division No. 5, Saskatchewan
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-10-30 18:16:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 50.890000°, -102.490000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Division No. 5 (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power16.25 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)291.50 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.75 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.36 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.82 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.23 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.77 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.73 K
Similar Pixel Count12
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.49
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.91
Maximum Radiative Power16.25 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 64.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 64.90°
Mean Glint Angle121.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.50 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Alberta
Country/Countries Canada
County/Locality(s) Division No. 3, Alberta
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-10-30 18:16:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 49.190000°, -113.270000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Division No. 3 (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.51 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)293.27 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.89 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.27 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.76 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.43 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.77 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.43 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.94
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power11.51 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 67.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 64.50°
Mean Glint Angle124.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 16.70 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) ID
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Clearwater County, ID
NWS WFO Missoula MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-10-30 18:16:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 46.860000°, -115.840000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Clearwater County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power25.65 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)287.70 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.54 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.53 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.65 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.65 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.53 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.19 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.91
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power25.65 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 67.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 62.80°
Mean Glint Angle122.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 16.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) WV
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Wayne County, WV
NWS WFO Charleston WV
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-10-30 18:16:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.010000°, -82.520000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Wayne County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.46 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.24 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.39 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.87 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.07 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.60 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.27 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.48 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.50 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 Power7.46 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 54.00°
Mean Glint Angle94.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Gadsden County, FL
NWS WFO Tallahassee FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-10-30 18:17:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.580000°, -84.660000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Gadsden County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power184.53 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)325.73 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)23.63 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)20.83 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)29.88 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)37.61 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)23.11 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.66 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)16.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.97
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power108.43 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 46.40°
Mean Glint Angle78.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.80 km2
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