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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-12-16 |
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| Time: | 16:56:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-12-16 17:00:47 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243511656173_e20243511658546_c20243511659034.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243511651173_e20243511653546_c20243511654061.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Ford County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Dodge City KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-16 16:56:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.880000°, -100.050000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 17.23 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) | 293.27 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.89 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.57 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.74 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.22 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.93 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.63 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 18 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.50 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.99 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 9.09 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 51.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 65.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 115.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 15.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Grady County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Tallahassee FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-16 16:57:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 30.940000°, -84.240000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 15.98 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) | 300.79 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.87 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.48 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.87 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.67 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.43 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.65 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 3 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.20 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 15.98 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 37.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 54.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 92.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | FL |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Martin County, FL |
| NWS WFO | Melbourne FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-16 16:57:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 27.030000°, -80.620000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 30.50 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 309.63 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 9.31 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.36 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.40 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 18.75 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.73 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.64 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 3 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 9.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.85 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.81 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 30.50 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 32.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 50.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 82.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.00 km2 |
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