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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-11-15
Time: 19:56:16
Production Date and Time: 2024-11-15 20:00:58 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243201956166_e20243201958539_c20243201959032.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243201951166_e20243201953539_c20243201954026.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) ND
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Rolette County, ND
NWS WFO Bismarck ND
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-11-15 19:56:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 48.970000°, -99.610000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Rolette County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power30.32 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)297.85 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.61 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)12.60 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.39 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.68 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.33 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.69 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.60 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 Power30.32 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 61.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 70.60°
Mean Glint Angle108.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Placer County, CA
NWS WFO Sacramento CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-11-15 19:56:47UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.010000°, -120.480000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Placer County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power102.47 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)23.51 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.99 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)34.36 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)38.22 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)23.26 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.02 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)18.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.91
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power102.47 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 65.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 57.50°
Mean Glint Angle98.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 15.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Boone County, AR
NWS WFO Little Rock AR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-11-15 19:56:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.230000°, -92.930000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Boone County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.34 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)295.73 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.15 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.28 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.68 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.33 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.18 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.95 K
Similar Pixel Count7
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.50
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power5.34 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 46.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 61.60°
Mean Glint Angle88.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Meriwether County, GA
NWS WFO Peachtree City GA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-11-15 19:57:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.120000°, -84.640000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Meriwether County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.27 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)294.73 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.66 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.43 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.01 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.88 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.40 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.85 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.80
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.27 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 63.20°
Mean Glint Angle87.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.40 km2
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