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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-10-30
Time: 21:56:17
Production Date and Time: 2024-10-30 22:00:56 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243042156171_e20243042158544_c20243042159029.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243042151171_e20243042153544_c20243042153596.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. 9, Saskatchewan
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-10-30 21:56:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 51.760000°, -103.280000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Division No. 9 (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power23.37 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)285.00 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.54 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.50 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.82 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.37 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.46 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.88 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.98
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power23.37 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 65.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 78.60°
Mean Glint Angle91.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 13.20 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Saskatchewan
Country/Countries Canada
County/Locality(s) Division No. 1, Saskatchewan
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-10-30 21:56:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 49.060000°, -103.090000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Division No. 1 (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.64 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)283.58 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.33 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)11.08 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.41 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.41 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.09 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.87 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.84
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power7.64 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 62.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 76.90°
Mean Glint Angle88.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.80 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) ND
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Ward County, ND
NWS WFO Bismarck ND
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-10-30 21:56:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 48.190000°, -101.830000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Ward County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power73.37 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)289.79 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.50 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)23.32 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.49 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.44 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.29 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)41.36 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)8.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.71
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power24.87 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 61.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 77.00°
Mean Glint Angle88.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 44.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Greene County, AR
NWS WFO Memphis TN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-10-30 21:57:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.990000°, -90.820000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Greene County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power33.32 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)304.97 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.71 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)11.73 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.36 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.26 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.82 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.26 K
Similar Pixel Count5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.27
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.85
Maximum Radiative Power33.32 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 77.10°
Mean Glint Angle82.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Arkansas County, AR
NWS WFO Little Rock AR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-10-30 21:57:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.070000°, -91.330000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Arkansas County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.82 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.05 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.59 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.97 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.51 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.63 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.96 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.12 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.76
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.96
Maximum Radiative Power9.82 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 75.90°
Mean Glint Angle80.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.20 km2
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