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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-12-15 |
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| Time: | 20:01:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-12-15 20:05:54 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243502001173_e20243502003546_c20243502004047.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243501956173_e20243501958546_c20243501959036.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | LA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | St. Martin Parish, LA |
| NWS WFO | Lake Charles LA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-15 20:02:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 30.090000°, -91.860000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 50.74 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) | 313.12 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 14.66 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 10.01 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 20.67 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 24.31 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.88 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.73 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 12.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.60 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.69 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 50.74 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 60.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 83.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.70 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | LA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | St. John the Baptist Parish, LA |
| NWS WFO | New Orleans LA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-15 20:02:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 30.030000°, -90.560000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 37.49 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 306.37 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 11.04 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.46 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.08 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.88 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.92 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.52 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 5.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.70 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 37.49 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 61.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 83.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.60 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | LA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | St. Mary Parish, LA |
| NWS WFO | Lake Charles LA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-15 20:02:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 29.850000°, -91.450000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 13.71 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 300.71 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.95 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.62 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.27 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.95 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.36 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.43 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 22 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.82 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.81 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 13.71 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 60.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 82.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.70 km2 |
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