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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2024-12-16
Time: 21:56:17
Production Date and Time: 2024-12-16 22:00:53 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-16 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 152
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243512156173_e20243512158546_c20243512159030.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243512151173_e20243512153546_c20243512154021.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MO
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Hickory County, MO
NWS WFO Springfield MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-12-16 21:56:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.870000°, -93.520000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Hickory County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.79 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)286.21 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.76 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.23 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.38 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.17 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.84 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)31.73 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.35
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.79 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 81.10°
Mean Glint Angle91.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MO
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Cedar County, MO
NWS WFO Springfield MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-12-16 21:56:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.630000°, -93.990000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cedar County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.61 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)286.21 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.73 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.77 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.04 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.14 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.73 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.05 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.43
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.61 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 80.60°
Mean Glint Angle91.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Chihuahua
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Janos, Chihuahua
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-12-16 21:57:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.190000°, -108.180000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Janos (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power49.51 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.25 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)12.22 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.16 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)27.36 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.73 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.60 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.59 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)9.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.35
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power49.51 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 67.70°
Mean Glint Angle73.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Jim Wells County, TX
NWS WFO Corpus Christi TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2024-12-16 21:57:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 27.300000°, -98.160000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Jim Wells County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.38 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.28 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.30 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.28 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.11 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.30 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.64 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.33 K
Similar Pixel Count13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.76
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.65
Maximum Radiative Power12.38 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 71.30°
Mean Glint Angle74.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.90 km2
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