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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-12-20 |
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| Time: | 15:06:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-12-20 15:10:49 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243551506175_e20243551508548_c20243551509039.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243551501175_e20243551503548_c20243551504048.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Taylor County, TX |
| NWS WFO | San Angelo TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-20 15:07:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.470000°, -100.000000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 12.55 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Likely an Urban Source |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 288.86 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 7.20 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 10.71 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.09 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.48 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.85 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.61 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 5.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.79 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.99 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 12.55 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 46.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 75.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 121.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.80 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Williamson County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Austin/San Antonio TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-20 15:07:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 30.730000°, -97.880000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 3.45 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) | 286.42 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.94 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.97 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 2.11 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.65 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.95 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.12 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 3 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.52 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 3.45 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 43.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 72.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 115.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | FL |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Wakulla County, FL |
| NWS WFO | Tallahassee FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-20 15:07:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 30.160000°, -84.370000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 4.76 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 289.17 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.37 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.36 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 5.13 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.81 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.02 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.28 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 3 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.75 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.93 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 4.76 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 36.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 64.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 99.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.40 km2 |
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