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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-11-20
Time: 00:11:18
Production Date and Time: 2024-11-20 00:15:53 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20243250011183_e20243250013556_c20243250014046.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20243250006183_e20243250008556_c20243250009045.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Flathead County, MT
NWS WFO Missoula MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-11-20 00:11:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 48.540000°, -114.440000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Flathead County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power14.89 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)272.86 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.50 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.67 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.57 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.58 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.45 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.82 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.75
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power14.89 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 60.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 93.40°
Mean Glint Angle137.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 20.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Ravalli County, MT
NWS WFO Missoula MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-11-20 00:11:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 45.900000°, -114.190000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Ravalli County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.51 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk, Known Incident: TBH 33 A RX (HIGH, tdiff=0.38877 days, POINT)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)274.42 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.05 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.63 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.06 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.34 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.85 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)25.02 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-0.20 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 Power17.51 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 57.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 92.40°
Mean Glint Angle136.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 18.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OR
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Wallowa County, OR
NWS WFO Pendleton OR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-11-20 00:11:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 45.650000°, -117.370000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Wallowa County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power39.78 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)279.82 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)14.07 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.61 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.94 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.56 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.93 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.69 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.83
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power21.00 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 56.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 90.30°
Mean Glint Angle133.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 17.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AZ
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Yavapai County, AZ
NWS WFO Flagstaff AZ
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-11-20 00:12:25UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.250000°, -112.750000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Yavapai County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.25 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)278.11 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.63 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.97 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.35 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.98 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.04 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.08 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-1.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.28
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power5.25 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 88.70°
Mean Glint Angle130.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.10 km2
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