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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-12-12 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 03:16:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-12-12 03:20:43 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243470316171_e20243470318544_c20243470319041.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243470311171_e20243470313544_c20243470314040.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | PA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Allegheny County, PA |
| NWS WFO | Pittsburgh PA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-12 03:16:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 40.390000°, -79.850000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 13.07 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Ferrous-metal |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 276.62 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.11 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 13.69 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 7.53 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.51 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.90 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 23.58 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 15.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 1.00 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 13.07 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 47.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 149.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 112.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 13.00 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MS |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Tishomingo County, MS |
| NWS WFO | Memphis TN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-12 03:17:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.800000°, -88.330000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 2.10 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | VIIRS 375m static sources 2013_2018 |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 273.13 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.04 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.08 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 1.42 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.30 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.17 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.32 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.36 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 2.10 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 43.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 145.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 113.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Glasscock County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Midland/Odessa TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-12 03:17:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.880000°, -101.710000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 18.20 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Oil/gas |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 280.99 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.34 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 11.06 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 5.08 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.35 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.90 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.60 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 7.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.99 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 9.65 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 47.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 134.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 97.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 13.80 km2 |
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