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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-12-10
Time: 10:16:54
Production Date and Time: 2024-12-10 10:17:34 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20243451016549_e20243451017006_c20243451017071.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20243451015549_e20243451016006_c20243451016055.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 1
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) United States
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-12-10 10:16:56UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.650000°, -87.150000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power14.24 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventFerrous-metal
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)274.83 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.54 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.65 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)1.60 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.61 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.85 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.92 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.10 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.93
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.62 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 120.40°
Mean Glint Angle125.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 14.10 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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