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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-11-15
Time: 00:56:17
Production Date and Time: 2024-11-15 01:00:50 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20243200056175_e20243200058548_c20243200059025.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20243200051175_e20243200053548_c20243200054023.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OR
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Lincoln County, OR
NWS WFO Portland OR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-11-15 00:56:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 44.800000°, -124.040000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Lincoln County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power21.53 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)284.61 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)12.54 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)13.06 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.21 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.65 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.88 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.41 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)11.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power21.53 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 92.10°
Mean Glint Angle124.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) ID
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Gem County, ID
NWS WFO Boise ID
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-11-15 00:56:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 44.200000°, -116.220000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Gem County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power3.71 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)274.74 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.21 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.48 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.32 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.10 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.76 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.57 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.73
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power3.71 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 55.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 97.10°
Mean Glint Angle132.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) El Dorado County, CA
NWS WFO Reno NV
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-11-15 00:56:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.880000°, -120.060000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • El Dorado County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.14 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: FALLEN LEAF 172 RX (HIGH, tdiff=0.04321 days, POINT)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)280.33 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.02 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.33 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.43 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.78 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.30 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.97 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power12.14 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 92.50°
Mean Glint Angle125.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Baja California
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Tijuana, Baja California
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-11-15 00:57:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.490000°, -116.840000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Tijuana (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.52 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)290.62 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.31 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.73 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)3.35 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.51 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.36 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.06 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.95
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.52 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 92.60°
Mean Glint Angle126.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.30 km2
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