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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-12-03 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 18:59:55 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-12-03 19:01:29 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20243381859552_e20243381900011_c20243381900065.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20243381858552_e20243381859010_c20243381859070.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Jefferson County, IA |
| NWS WFO | Quad Cities IL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-03 18:59:56UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 41.150000°, -91.960000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 6.93 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 284.04 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.49 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.86 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.74 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.66 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.99 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.15 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 14 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.00 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.80 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 6.93 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 64.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 105.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AL |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Russell County, AL |
| NWS WFO | Birmingham AL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-03 19:00:00UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.090000°, -85.090000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 8.99 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 291.90 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 7.21 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.35 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.85 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.65 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.57 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.67 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 3 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.10 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 1.00 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.14 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 8.99 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 58.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 89.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.60 km2 |
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