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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-12-15
Time: 21:16:17
Production Date and Time: 2024-12-15 21:20:46 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243502116173_e20243502118546_c20243502119047.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243502111173_e20243502113546_c20243502114032.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NC
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Sampson County, NC
NWS WFO Raleigh NC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-12-15 21:17:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.840000°, -78.190000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Sampson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.87 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)288.16 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.81 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.66 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.26 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.84 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.41 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.05 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.56
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power5.53 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 82.70°
Mean Glint Angle103.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) LA
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Rapides Parish, LA
NWS WFO Lake Charles LA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-12-15 21:17:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.020000°, -92.290000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Rapides Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power18.38 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.49 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.85 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.05 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.77 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.64 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.38 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.31 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.80
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.69
Maximum Radiative Power18.38 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 71.10°
Mean Glint Angle83.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Unknown
County/Locality(s) Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-12-15 21:17:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 27.300000°, -90.140000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power23.94 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventOil/gas
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.63 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.76 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)57.63 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.25 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.13 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.54 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.62 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.93
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power23.94 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 36.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 70.00°
Mean Glint Angle80.20°
Water Fraction1.00
Total Pixel Area 10.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Pánuco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-12-15 21:18:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.060000°, -98.330000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Pánuco (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power29.05 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)309.17 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.17 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.80 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.48 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.12 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.00 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.28 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.57
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.65
Maximum Radiative Power29.05 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 36.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 61.00°
Mean Glint Angle65.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.50 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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