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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-12-16 |
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| Time: | 20:16:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-12-16 20:20:52 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243512016173_e20243512018546_c20243512019039.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243512011173_e20243512013546_c20243512014044.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AL |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Pike County, AL |
| NWS WFO | Birmingham AL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-16 20:17:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.730000°, -86.030000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 12.01 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) | 299.66 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.97 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 10.57 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.16 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.91 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.83 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.53 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.90 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.69 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 12.01 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 66.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 89.10° |
| 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) | Assumption Parish, LA |
| NWS WFO | New Orleans LA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-16 20:17:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 29.950000°, -91.040000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 27.99 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 304.54 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 9.80 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.04 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.47 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 18.40 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.88 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.86 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 7.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.58 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.79 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 27.99 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 62.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 82.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.70 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 Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-16 20:18:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 22.050000°, -98.240000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 23.33 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 309.82 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.65 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.03 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.57 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.70 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.19 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.89 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 13 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.76 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.65 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 23.33 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 36.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 52.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 65.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.50 km2 |
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