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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 16:21:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-10-31 16:25:53 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243051621171_e20243051623544_c20243051624029.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243051616171_e20243051618544_c20243051619012.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | ND |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | McKenzie County, ND |
| NWS WFO | Bismarck ND |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-10-31 16:21:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 47.640000°, -103.120000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 15.43 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Oil/gas |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 291.90 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.21 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.98 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.79 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.25 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.12 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.65 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 1.00 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 15.43 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 61.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 68.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 130.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Cherokee County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Springfield MO |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-10-31 16:21:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.010000°, -94.770000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 14.08 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 299.88 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.82 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.67 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.34 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.74 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.78 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.04 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.60 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 | 0.99 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 14.08 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 47.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 56.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 104.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.90 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Unknown |
| Country/Countries | Dominican Republic |
| County/Locality(s) | Dominican Republic |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-10-31 16:23:53UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 18.440000°, -68.990000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 59.68 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 309.29 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 7.48 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.75 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.20 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 25.07 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.15 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.08 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 19 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.90 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.72 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.71 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 59.68 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 22.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 32.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 54.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 9.00 km2 |
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