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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-10-30
Time: 20:46:17
Production Date and Time: 2024-10-30 20:51:13 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20243042046173_e20243042048546_c20243042049032.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20243042041173_e20243042043546_c20243042044027.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. 16, Manitoba
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-10-30 20:46:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 51.040000°, -101.030000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Division No. 16 (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power92.85 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)295.73 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.90 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.57 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)23.56 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.30 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.33 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.63 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)8.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.41
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.85
Maximum Radiative Power48.72 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 67.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 71.70°
Mean Glint Angle138.90°
Water Fraction0.50
Total Pixel Area 33.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Lake County, MT
NWS WFO Missoula MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-10-30 20:46:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 47.830000°, -113.890000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Lake County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power22.26 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)291.30 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.27 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.19 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.13 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.65 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.34 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.38 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.53
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.94
Maximum Radiative Power22.26 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 59.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 64.80°
Mean Glint Angle124.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) ND
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) McHenry County, ND
NWS WFO Bismarck ND
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-10-30 20:46:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 48.460000°, -100.560000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • McHenry County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power33.41 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)292.61 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.87 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.69 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.35 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.42 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.74 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.41 K
Similar Pixel Count4
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 Brighter0.94
Maximum Radiative Power19.48 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 66.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 69.70°
Mean Glint Angle135.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 30.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) ND
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Towner County, ND
NWS WFO Grand Forks ND
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-10-30 20:46:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 48.590000°, -99.020000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Towner County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power179.99 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.43 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)21.68 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)17.42 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)34.95 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)31.27 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.61 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)27.52 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)22.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.48
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power179.99 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 67.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 70.50°
Mean Glint Angle136.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 32.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Colusa County, CA
NWS WFO Sacramento CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-10-30 20:46:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.370000°, -122.080000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Colusa County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power44.32 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)310.48 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.43 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.11 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)21.49 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.45 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.21 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.14 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)9.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.82
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.96
Maximum Radiative Power44.32 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 54.80°
Mean Glint Angle102.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.80 km2
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