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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-11-15
Time: 15:31:16
Production Date and Time: 2024-11-15 15:35:47 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243201531166_e20243201533538_c20243201534036.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243201526165_e20243201528538_c20243201529003.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Navarro County, TX
NWS WFO Fort Worth TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-11-15 15:32:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.020000°, -96.670000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Navarro County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.79 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)296.88 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.25 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.66 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.50 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.52 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.50 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.25 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.42
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power9.05 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 63.40°
Mean Glint Angle107.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Bay County, FL
NWS WFO Tallahassee FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-11-15 15:32:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.340000°, -85.420000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Bay County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power4.48 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)297.12 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.72 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.22 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.58 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.91 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.39 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.42 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.77
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power4.48 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 56.10°
Mean Glint Angle92.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Unknown
County/Locality(s) Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-11-15 15:32:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 29.230000°, -87.780000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.05 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)299.96 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.14 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)18.08 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)3.87 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.90 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.90 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.79 K
Similar Pixel Count6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.96
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.05 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 56.40°
Mean Glint Angle92.70°
Water Fraction1.00
Total Pixel Area 5.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Sumter County, FL
NWS WFO Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-11-15 15:32:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 28.740000°, -82.020000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Sumter County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.27 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)304.17 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.26 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.53 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.64 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.77 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.38 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.09 K
Similar Pixel Count8
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.86
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.34
Maximum Radiative Power10.27 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 34.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 53.20°
Mean Glint Angle86.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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