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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-11-20 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 20:31:16 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-11-20 20:35:52 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243252031168_e20243252033541_c20243252034031.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243252026168_e20243252028541_c20243252029031.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Tamaulipas |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Jiménez, Tamaulipas |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-11-20 20:33:18UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 24.320000°, -98.580000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 3.34 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 303.39 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.09 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.16 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.60 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.52 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.68 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.93 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.65 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.88 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 3.34 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 38.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 54.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 65.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.70 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Unknown |
| Country/Countries | Cuba |
| County/Locality(s) | Cuba |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-11-20 20:33:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 21.180000°, -78.340000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 36.15 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 305.43 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.23 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 9.52 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 7.29 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.50 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.93 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.29 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.76 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 23.79 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 25.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 66.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 78.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 13.80 km2 |
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