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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-12-18 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 16:16:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-12-18 16:20:50 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243531616174_e20243531618547_c20243531619047.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243531611174_e20243531613547_c20243531614042.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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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 | 2024-12-18 16:17:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 27.010000°, -80.600000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 11.41 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 304.68 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.52 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.49 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.29 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.47 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.29 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.77 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 17 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.57 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.78 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 11.41 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 32.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 52.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 84.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.00 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | FL |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Palm Beach County, FL |
| NWS WFO | Miami FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-18 16:17:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 26.530000°, -80.490000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 39.07 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 313.58 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 12.01 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.65 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 18.47 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 21.29 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.54 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.89 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 11.00 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 | 39.07 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 31.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 52.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 83.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.00 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Unknown |
| Country/Countries | Bahamas |
| County/Locality(s) | Bahamas |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-18 16:17:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 26.130000°, -77.200000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 13.19 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 300.63 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.61 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.55 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 7.38 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.12 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.91 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.86 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 22 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.66 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.79 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 13.19 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 30.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 50.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 81.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 4.90 km2 |
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