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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-11-13
Time: 19:51:17
Production Date and Time: 2024-11-13 19:55:45 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20243181951173_e20243181953546_c20243181954045.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20243181946173_e20243181948546_c20243181949031.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Manitoba
Country/Countries Canada
County/Locality(s) Division No. 5, Manitoba
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-11-13 19:51:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 49.510000°, -101.150000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Division No. 5 (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power43.85 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)293.24 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.48 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.97 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.60 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.14 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.22 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.09 K
Similar Pixel Count8
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.76
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.95
Maximum Radiative Power17.08 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 66.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 69.90°
Mean Glint Angle131.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 46.10 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AZ
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) La Paz County, AZ
NWS WFO Phoenix AZ
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-11-13 19:52:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.020000°, -114.410000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • La Paz County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power112.49 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)316.12 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.02 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.87 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)21.00 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.29 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.85 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.71 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)8.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.14
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.94
Maximum Radiative Power45.09 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 46.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 52.40°
Mean Glint Angle95.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 20.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Baja California
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Mexicali, Baja California
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-11-13 19:52:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.650000°, -114.920000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Mexicali (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.27 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)313.19 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.83 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)0.95 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)19.59 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.38 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.68 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.75 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.51
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.96
Maximum Radiative Power9.27 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 51.00°
Mean Glint Angle92.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.50 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Sonora
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Cajeme, Sonora
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-11-13 19:52:54UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 27.510000°, -109.880000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cajeme (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.26 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)318.95 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.74 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.91 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.40 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.90 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.91 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.30 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.81
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power8.26 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 46.90°
Mean Glint Angle86.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.40 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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