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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-12-21 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 00:56:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-12-21 01:00:49 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20243560056188_e20243560058561_c20243560059004.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20243560051188_e20243560053561_c20243560054018.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | OR |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Douglas County, OR |
| NWS WFO | Medford OR |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-21 00:56:23UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 43.360000°, -123.590000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 91.66 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 282.99 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 18.00 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.38 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 1.92 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.02 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.24 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.55 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 23.90 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 1.00 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 91.66 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 52.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 93.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 128.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.50 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Baja California |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Ensenada, Baja California |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-21 00:57:25UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.940000°, -116.230000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 5.47 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 286.35 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.95 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.48 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 3.83 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.13 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.46 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.18 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.17 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.47 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 43.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 93.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 130.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.20 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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